Introduction to the Complete Dead Sea Scrolls

Name: Introduction to the Complete Dead Sea Scrolls
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ISBN: 9780800632298

ISBN-10: 080063229X

ISBN-13: 9780800632298

Edition: Revised

Authors: Geza Vermes

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Book details

List price: $20.00
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress, Publishers
Publication date: 11/19/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

Geza Vermes was born in Hungary in 1924, and was the first professor of Jewish studies at Oxford. He is the author of The Changing Faces of Jesusand The Authentic Gospel of Jesus.



Preface


Abbreviations


Bibliography


Major editions of Qumran manuscripts


General bibliography


Maps



The Dead Sea Scrolls: 1947-1999


A bird's-eye view of Dead Sea Scrolls research


The present state of Dead Sea Scrolls studies



Authenticity and Dating of the Scrolls


Archaeology and the Scrolls


Palaeography and the Scrolls


Historical allusions in the Scrolls



The Qumran Library


The Rules


Poetic and liturgical texts


Wisdom texts


Bible interpretation and apocryphal works


Miscellaneous compositions



The Community



Identification of the Community


The Sadducees


The Pharisees


The Zealots


The Essenes



The History of the Community


Inter-testamental Jewish history: 200 BCE-70 CE


The history of the Essenes



The Religious Ideas of the Community


The Covenant


Election and holy life in the Community of the Covenant


Worship in the Community of the Covenant


Future expectations in the Community of the Covenant



Qumran and Biblical Studies


The text of the Old Testament


The Pseudepigrapha


The New Testament


Scrolls Catalogue


Notes


Index of Modern Authors


General Index