This book provides a new translation of substantial extracts from the Qumran writings, which comprise an important part of the Dead Sea scrolls. The writings reflect the beliefs and practices of a religious community which existed on the shores of the Dead Sea between the middle of the second centur...

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Main Author:	Knibb, Michael A. 1938- (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1987
Series:	Cambridge commentaries on writings of the Jewish and Christian world, 200 BC to AD 200 volume 2
Subjects:	Dead Sea scrolls Qumrantexte Qumran community Qumrangemeinde
Online Access:	BSB01 UBG01 Volltext
Summary:	This book provides a new translation of substantial extracts from the Qumran writings, which comprise an important part of the Dead Sea scrolls. The writings reflect the beliefs and practices of a religious community which existed on the shores of the Dead Sea between the middle of the second century BC and AD 68. They shed considerable light on the Essenes, whose movement had an important focus at Qumran. In addition to selecting the most significant legislative, poetic and liturgical writings, Professor Knibb provides a commentary dealing with major interpretative problems raised by the extracts
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xi, 275 pages)
ISBN:	9780511621352
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9780511621352