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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Joan E. Taylor (Professor of Christian Origins and Second Temple Judaism, King's College London, Professor of Christian Origins and Second Temple Judaism, King's College London, King's College London)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.652kg ISBN: 9780198709749ISBN 10: 0198709749 Pages: 440 Publication Date: 05 February 2015 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsI: The Essenes in Ancient Literature 1: A Peculiar Problem: A Short History of Scholarship on the Essenes 2: Philo of Alexandria 3: Josephus 4: The Herodians of the Gospel of Mark 5: Pliny 6: Dio Chrysostom, Synesius, and Julius Solinus 7: Jewish and Christian Literature of the 2nd to 4th Centuries 8: Conclusions: the Essential Essenes II: The Dead Sea, the Essenes, and the Scrolls 9: The History of the Dead Sea 10: Essenes beside the Dead Sea: Qumran 11: The Dead Sea Scrolls 12: Roots, Remedies, and Properties of Stones: Dead Sea Healing ConclusionsReviewsWe owe Joan Taylor a great debt of thanks for bringing to life, with such detail and care (and with her own evocative photographs), a community, its setting, and the parts that it played, which have been for so long misunderstood. Rev. Robin Griffith-Jones, Church Times This is an excellent book, beautifully and lightly written, and clearly organized. It is packed with a wealth of fresh perspectives on many issues and it is full of helpful information, not least concerning the history of scholarship on all aspects of Essenism. George Brooke, Rylands Professor of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis, University of Manchester This is an erudite book, full of rare information and bold suggestions. John J. Collins, Journal of Jewish Studies Vol. LXIV No. 1 `We owe Joan Taylor a great debt of thanks for bringing to life, with such detail and care (and with her own evocative photographs), a community, its setting, and the parts that it played, which have been for so long misunderstood.' Rev. Robin Griffith-Jones, Church Times `This is an excellent book, beautifully and lightly written, and clearly organized. It is packed with a wealth of fresh perspectives on many issues and it is full of helpful information, not least concerning the history of scholarship on all aspects of Essenism.' George Brooke, Rylands Professor of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis, University of Manchester `This is an erudite book, full of rare information and bold suggestions.' John J. Collins, Journal of Jewish Studies Vol. LXIV No. 1 This is an erudite book, full of rare information and bold suggestions. * John J. Collins, Journal of Jewish Studies Vol. LXIV No. 1 * This is an excellent book, beautifully and lightly written, and clearly organized. It is packed with a wealth of fresh perspectives on many issues and it is full of helpful information, not least concerning the history of scholarship on all aspects of Essenism. * George Brooke, Rylands Professor of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis, University of Manchester * We owe Joan Taylor a great debt of thanks for bringing to life, with such detail and care (and with her own evocative photographs), a community, its setting, and the parts that it played, which have been for so long misunderstood. * Rev. Robin Griffith-Jones, Church Times * Author InformationJoan E. Taylor is a historian of early Christianity and Second Temple Judaism. She is also known for her work in other areas of history, literature, archaeology, and biblical studies. A New Zealander, she currently lives in England, and works in the department of Theology and Religious Studies, King's College London. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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