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Author:   Timothy H. Lim (Professor of Hebrew Bible & Second Temple Judaism at the School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh) ,  John J. Collins (Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation, Yale University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.10cm , Height: 4.60cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   1.394kg
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9780199663088

ISBN 10:   0199663084
Pages:   806
Publication Date:   11 October 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Introduction: Current Issues in Dead Sea Scrolls Research I: Archaeology of Khirbet Qumran and the Judaean Wilderness 1: Eric Meyers: Khirbet Qumran and its Environs 2: Rachel Hachlili: The Qumran Cemetery Reassessed II: The Scrolls and Jewish History 3: Martin D. Goodman: Constructing Ancient Judaism from the Scrolls 4: Michael O. Wise: The Origins and History of the Teacher's Movement 5: Tal Ilan: Women in Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls III: The Scrolls and Sectarianism 6: John J. Collins: Sectarian Communities in the Dead Sea Scrolls 7: Joan E. Taylor: The Classical Sources on the Essenes and the Scrolls Communities 8: Jutta Jokiranta: Sociological Approaches to Qumran Sectarianism 9: Sacha Stern: Qumran Calendars and Sectarianism 10: James C. VanderKam: The Book of Enoch and the Qumran Scrolls IV: The Biblical Texts, Interpretation and Languages of the 11: Ronald S. Hendel: Assessing the Text-Critical theories of the Hebrew Bible after Qumran 12: Timothy H. Lim: Authoritative Scriptures and the Dead Sea Scrolls 13: Molly Zahn: The Rewritten Scriptures 14: Bilha Nitzan: The Continuity of Biblical Interpretation in the Qumran Scrolls and Rabbinic Literature 15: Jan Joosten: Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek in the Qumran Scrolls Religious Themes in the Scrolls 16: Jonathan Klawans: Purity in the Dead Sea Scrolls 17: Michael Knibb: Apocalypticism and Messianism 18: James R. Davila: Exploring the Mystical Background fo the Dead Sea Scrolls 19: Armin Lange: Wisdom Literature and Thought in the Dead Sea Scrolls 20: Albert de Jong: Iranian Connections in the Dead Sea Scrolls 21: David Lambert: Was the Dead Sea Sect a Pentitential Movement? VI: The Scrolls and Early Christianity 22: Jörg Frey: Critical Issues in the Investigation of the Scrolls and the New Testament 23: Larry Hurtado: Monotheism, Principal Angels, and the Background of Christology 24: George J. Brooke: Shared Exegetical Traditions between the Scrolls and the New Testament The Scrolls and Later Judaism 25: Aharon Shemesh: Halakha between the Dead Sea Scrolls and Rabbinic Literature 26: Daniel Falk: The Contribution of the Qumran Scrolls to the STudy of ANcient Jewish Liturgy 27: Stefan Reif: Reviewing the Links between the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Cairo Genizah VIII: New Approaches to the Scrolls 28: Carol Newsom: Rhetorical Criticism and the Reading of the Qumran Scrolls 29: Maxine Grossman: Roland Barthes and the Teacher of Righteousness 30: Hector L. MacQueen: The Scrolls and the Legal Definition of Authorship

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<br> Those looking for a thorough and up-to-date analysis of the complex discussion on the Scrolls will want to consult these essays as a clear and helpful guide. --Interpretation<p><br>

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