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Author:   Jean Duhaime
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   T.& T.Clark Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.380kg
ISBN:  

9780567084170

ISBN 10:   0567084175
Pages:   156
Publication Date:   01 September 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

1.Introduction This chapter briefly surveys this history, from the initial discovery to the official edition (or editio princeps) of the War Texts. 2.The Manuscripts of the War Texts and their Contents In this chapter, the physical characteristics of each of the War Texts are summarized and their contents outlined, on the basis of the scribe's indications where possible. The relationships of the manuscripts to one another are also considered. 3.The Composition and Genre of 1QM This chapter reviews the most significant aspects of the debate about the origin, literary history and function of the War Texts, focussing especially on the kind of arguments used by scholars to support their views. 4.The Date of 1QM Scholars are divided on dating the composition of 1QM. This chapter summarizes and assesses the data that have been used to support its dating whether during the Hellenistic period (Maccabean or Hasmonaean), or only after the Roman takeover of the country in 63 BCE. 5.The War Texts and the Hebrew Bible In this chapter, the biblical intertextuality found in the War Texts is briefly summarized and illustrated by a throughout analysis of the biblical quotations, references and allusions found in a prayer of 1QM (11.1-12).

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'Now that the Qumran corpus exists in several good English translations the time has come for commentaries and detailed introductions. The Companion series will be of great help for those researchers who are either looking for key facts and interpretations or who wish to embark on an independent in-depth study.' International Review of Biblical Studies, vol 51, 2004/05

'Now that the Qumran corpus exists in several good English translations the time has come for commentaries and detailed introductions. The Companion series will be of great help for those researchers who are either looking for key facts and interpretations or who wish to embark on an independent in-depth study.' International Review of Biblical Studies, vol 51, 2004/05

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Jean Duhaime is Professor of biblical interpretation in the Faculté de théologie et de sciences des religions at the Université de Montréal and is the author of Les esséniens de Qumrân, des ésotéristes?

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