Overview
"Northwest of the Dead Sea lies the ruins of a community long known to the Bedouins as ""Khirbet Qumran"". Almost 900 manuscript fragments have been found in caves near this site between 1947 and 1975, adding to the understanding of ancient Judaism. The discoveries at Qumran are documented in this volume. Hartmut Stegemann draws on 1990s research to decipher the meaning of the historical facts regarding the Qumran community and to answer in an understandable way many of the questions that have provoked speculation since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The text analyzes the purpose of the Qumran settlement itself and paint a picture of how daily life may have been carried on there. It probes similarities and differences between Essene baptism, commemorative meals, and eschatology and their early Christian counterparts. Also explored is the relation of the Qumran community to John the Baptist, to Jesus, and to early Christianity."
Full Product Details
Author: Hartmut Stegemann ,
Emmanuel Tov
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Dimensions:
Width: 16.00cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 24.00cm
Weight: 0.437kg
ISBN: 9789004112100
ISBN 10: 9004112103
Pages: 278
Publication Date: 01 May 1998
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College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
'An invaluable resource. Stegemann provides one of the best inventories of the Dead Sea Scrolls now available. He also provides a full discussion of the archaeological data, of the ancient sources on the Essenes, and of modern debates about the origin of the scrolls... '<br> 'An excellent introduction to the Dead Sea Scrolls that should be widely used.'<br>John J. Collins, Chicago Divinity School.<br>' one of the standard introductions to the scrolls in English.'<br>George J. Brooke, Theological Book Review, 1999.<br>
'An invaluable resource. Stegemann provides one of the best inventories of the Dead Sea Scrolls now available. He also provides a full discussion of the archaeological data, of the ancient sources on the Essenes, and of modern debates about the origin of the scrolls... ' 'An excellent introduction to the Dead Sea Scrolls that should be widely used.' John J. Collins, Chicago Divinity School. '...one of the standard introductions to the scrolls in English.' George J. Brooke, Theological Book Review, 1999.
Author Information
Hartmut Stegemann is Professor of New Testament Studies at the University of Göttingen and Director of the Institute for Ancient Judaism, where he is chairman of Qumran studies.
