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Author : Albert L. A. Hogeterp
Publisher : Peeters Publishers
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9042917229

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Paul and God's Temple by Albert L. A. Hogeterp Pdf

Paul addresses his readers as God's Temple in his Letters to the Corinthians, which are among the earliest documents of Christianity. This volume provides a synthesis of the historical and exegetical dimensions to Paul's cultic imagery. Previous theories (spiritualisation, substitution, comparative religions approach) cannot stand in view of the analysis of the broader historical context as well as reconsideration of Paul's theological perspective. This historical interpretation integrates relevant Qumran texts published since the 1990's, insights about the early Jesus-movement's Jewish origins, and canonical as well as extra-canonical Gospels in the discussion about cultic imagery. Paul and God's Temple sheds new light on Paul's relation to contemporary Judaism and temple-theological traditions, while putting Paul's cultic imagery in a rhetorical-critical and reader-oriented perspective.

Author : James H. Charlesworth
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0664230040

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The Dead Sea Scrolls by James H. Charlesworth Pdf

This volume ofThe Dead Sea Scrollsincludes fragments of the Damascus Document, some works of the Torah, and other related documents. The Princeton Dead Sea Scrolls Project provides a major landmark in general access to these documents. It is the first serious attempt to provide accurate transcriptions and translations with critical commentary to all the nonbiblical scrolls found at Qumran. These are important reference books for specialized studies in biblical fields.

Author : John Kampen
Publisher : Society of Biblical Literature
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015040657622

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Reading 4QMMT by John Kampen Pdf

Author : Maxine L. Grossman
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004350434

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Reading for History in the Damascus Document by Maxine L. Grossman Pdf

Scholars tend to view the Damascus Document as a historical source, but a reading of the text in light of contemporary (audience-oriented) literary criticism finds its emphasis in the ideological construction of history and communal identity, rather than in the preservation of a historical record. An introduction to contemporary literary criticism is followed by a series of thematic readings, focusing on historical narrative, priestly imagery, and gender in the covenant community. Each theme is examined in terms of its potential for multiple (sometimes contradictory) interpretations and for its place in the larger sectarian discourse. This study offers an alternative approach to the historiography of ancient Jewish sectarianism, acknowledging the presence of competing claims to shared traditions and the potential for changes in textual interpretation over time or among diverse communities.

Author : Joseph A. Fitzmyer
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2008-09-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802862419

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A Guide to the Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature by Joseph A. Fitzmyer Pdf

The Dead Sea Scrolls are found in many varied publications -- often ordered only by publication date, rather than a more easily navigable system -- making specific texts difficult to find. Joseph Fitzmyer's guide offers a practical remedy to this dilemma. A Guide to the Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature starts by explaining the conventional system of abbreviations for the Scrolls. Then it helpfully lists specifically where readers can find each of the Scrolls and fragmentary texts from the eleven caves of Qumran and all the related sites, using the officially assigned numbers of the text. Fitzmyer supplies information on study tools helpful for scholars -- concordances, dictionaries, translations, outlines of longer texts, and more -- and briefly indicates electronic resources for the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Author : Moshe J. Bernstein
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 773 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004248076

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Reading and Re-Reading Scripture at Qumran (2 vol. set) by Moshe J. Bernstein Pdf

In Reading and Re-reading Scripture at Qumran, Moshe J. Bernstein gathers more than three decades of his work on diverse aspects of biblical interpretation in the Dead Sea Scrolls. The essays range from broad surveys of the genres of biblical interpretation in these texts to more narrowly focused studies and close readings of specific documents. Volume I focuses on the book of Genesis, with a substantial portion being dedicated to studies of the Genesis Apocryphon and Commentary on Genesis A. Volume II contains several historical and programmatic essays, with specific studies focusing on legal material in the DSS and the pesharim. Under the former rubric, the documents known as 4QReworked Pentateuch, 4QOrdinancesa, 4QMMT, and the Temple Scroll are discussed.

Author : Aryeh Amihay
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780190631017

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Theory and Practice in Essene Law by Aryeh Amihay Pdf

"Presenting a novel approach for the study of law in the Dead Sea scrolls, this book is conveniently divided into concepts and practices, highlighting the discrepancies between the two. A valuable study for anyone interested in Jewish law, legal history, sectarianism and communal life"--

Author : Lutz Doering
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Bible
ISBN : 3161522362

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Ancient Jewish Letters and the Beginnings of Christian Epistolography by Lutz Doering Pdf

The author provides the most extensive analysis available of ancient Jewish letter writing from the Persian period until the early rabbinic literature. In addition, he demonstrates the significance of Jewish letters for the development of early Christian letter writing.

Author : Charlotte Hempel
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Dead Sea scrolls
ISBN : 3161527097

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The Qumran Rule Texts in Context by Charlotte Hempel Pdf

Ever since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Community Rule has been at the forefront of the scholarly imagination and is often considered a direct channel to life at Khirbet Qumran - an ancient version of 'reality TV'. Over the course of the last fifteen years - the Cave 4 era - scholars have increasingly come to recognize the significance of the Scrolls as a rich text world from a period when texts, traditions, and interpretation laid the foundations of Western civilisation. The studies by Charlotte Hempel gathered in this volume deal with several core Rule texts from Qumran, especially with the Community Rule (S), the Rule of the Congregation (1QSa), the Damascus Document (D), and 4Q265 (Miscellaneous Rules). The author uncovers a complex network of literary and more murkily preserved social relationships. She further investigates the Rule literature within the context of wisdom, law, and the scribal milieu behind the emerging scriptures.

Author : William Loader
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009-08-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802863911

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The Dead Sea Scrolls on Sexuality by William Loader Pdf

William Loader here investigates the Dead Sea Scrolls, mining every document of potential relevance for understanding ancient attitudes towards sexuality, aside from the biblical writings and there are many such documents. They include the Temple Scroll, 4QMMT, the Damascus Document, and a number of legal, liturgical, wisdom, and exegetical documents. These texts treat a wide range of matters pertaining to sexuality, from ritual and cultic concerns to visions of human community and family in future expectation. Far from the common view that the writers of the Scrolls held a low view of sexuality and marriage, Loader concludes that most of these sources reflect an affirmative stance towards sex and marriage within a framework of clear boundaries marking out where sex did and did not belong. / The Dead Sea Scrolls on Sexuality offers the first comprehensive treatment of this subject and comprises both detailed exegetical discussion of each work and a synthetic analysis of themes. The attention to detail displayed and the helpful summaries included make this book an indispensable resource for both scholar and general reader.

Author : Eva Mroczek
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780190279844

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The Literary Imagination in Jewish Antiquity by Eva Mroczek Pdf

Winner of the 2017 Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise Winner of the 2017 The George A. and Jean S. DeLong Book History Book Prize The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls revealed a world of early Jewish writing larger than the Bible, from multiple versions of biblical texts to "revealed" books not found in our canon. Despite this diversity, the way we read Second Temple Jewish literature remains constrained by two anachronistic categories: a theological one, "Bible," and a bibliographic one,"book." The Literary Imagination in Jewish Antiquity suggests ways of thinking about how Jews understood their own literature before these categories had emerged. In many Jewish texts, there is an awareness of a vast tradition of divine writing found in multiple locations that is only partially revealed in available scribal collections. Ancient heroes such as David are imagined not simply as scriptural authors, but as multidimensional characters who come to be known as great writers who are honored as founders of growing textual traditions. Scribes recognize the divine origin of texts such as Enoch literature and other writings revealed to ancient patriarchs, which present themselves not as derivative of the material that we now call biblical, but prior to it. Sacred writing stretches back to the dawn of time, yet new discoveries are always around the corner. Using familiar sources such as the Psalms, Ben Sira, and Jubilees, Eva Mroczek tells an unfamiliar story about sacred writing not bound in a Bible. In listening to the way ancient writers describe their own literature-rife with their own metaphors and narratives about writing-The Literary Imagination in Jewish Antiquity also argues for greater suppleness in our own scholarly imagination, no longer bound by modern canonical and bibliographic assumptions.

Author : Jutta Jokiranta,Molly Zahn
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004393387

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Law, Literature, and Society in Legal Texts from Qumran by Jutta Jokiranta,Molly Zahn Pdf

The essays in this collection examine halakhic and rule texts found at Qumran, focusing on legal issues, the role of halakhah in relations with other Second Temple groups, and the literary development and intertextual relationships of the manuscripts.

Author : Hanne Von Weissenberg
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004173798

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4QMMT by Hanne Von Weissenberg Pdf

This book focuses on the third section of one of the most important documents from the Qumran library, the epilogue of 4QMMT. It re-evaluates the textual basis for this section, and analyses how the epilogue functions as a part of the larger document. In addition to addressing the structure and genre of 4QMMT, this volume analyzes the use of Scripture in the epilogue in order to illuminate the theological agenda of the document's author/redactor. Although this booka (TM)s primary focus is on the epilogue, the results of this investigation shed light on 4QMMT as a whole.

Author : Steven Fraade
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004201842

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Legal Fictions by Steven Fraade Pdf

Drawing on the ancient writings of the Dead Sea Scrolls and early rabbinic Judaism, this book comprises studies that explore the intersections of scriptural interpretation, narrative fiction, and legal rhetoric. It proposes and models methods of a non-reductive historiography for each of these communities and for both of them in comparison.

Author : Martin Meiser
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567374134

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Torah in the Ethics of Paul by Martin Meiser Pdf

This volume presents European perspectives on the pivotal role of the Torah in the Ethics of Paul