Cult as the Catalyst for Division

Cult Disputes as the Motive for Schism in the Pre-70 Pluralistic Environment
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-90-04-15166-6
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 65, 428 Seiten, Format (B × H): 166 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 939 g

Reihe: Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah

The study asserts that conflicting sacrificial rules were the motive of the schism in Judean society, in the last period of the Second Temple. The study substantiates the thesis by a meticulous examination and comparison of the rabbinic and Qumran exegetical methods, and an exhaustive scrutiny of biblical sacrificial rules, demonstrating their deficiencies, the cause of the exegetical dissensions among the different groups. A short record of historical struggles, due to cult issues, and a scrutiny of Qumran literature, corroborating the utmost significance of the Temple cult in that group, complement the study. The study is useful for a comprehension of Qumran literature and particularly of the system of thought of its authors and their approach to the biblical writings.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Heger, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften

Über Autor(innen)

Paul Heger, extensive Talmudic studies in traditional Yeshivot, Ph.D. (1996) in Judaic Studies, University of Toronto, published books and articles on the Development of Ancient Israelite Cult, Dead Sea Scrolls, and Post-biblical literature.