Qumran and Jerusalem: Studies in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the History of Judaism

Qumran and Jerusalem: Studies in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the History of Judaism
ISBN-10
0802849768
ISBN-13
9780802849762
Category
Religion
Pages
483
Language
English
Published
2010-03-08
Publisher
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Author
Lawrence H. Schiffman

Description

With the full publication of the Dead Sea Scrolls come major changes in our understanding of these fascinating texts and their significance for the study of the history of Judaism and Christianity. One of the most significant changes that one cannot study Qumran without Jerusalem nor Jerusalem without Qumran is explored in this important volume. / Although the Scrolls preserve the peculiar ideology of the Qumran sect, much of the material also represents the common beliefs and practices of the Judaism of the time. Here Lawrence Schiffman mines these incredible documents to reveal their significance for the reconstruction of the history of Judaism. His investigation brings to life a period of immense significance for the history of the Western world.

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