The People of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Their Writings, Beliefs and Practices
This book, written jointly by two distinguished Qumran scholars, attempts to provide answers to some important questions that have been discussed recently in media reports on the Dead Sea Scrolls, such as: have certain manuscripts been suppressed?; do the manuscripts question substantial aspects of the Jewish and Christian traditions?; do the roots of Early Christianity derive from the Essene movement?; and more.\ This volume offers solid and up-to-date information on the literary heritage,...
Search in google:
This book, written jointly by two distinguished Qumran scholars, attempts to provide answers to some important questions that have been discussed recently in media reports on the Dead Sea Scrolls, such as: have certain manuscripts been suppressed?; do the manuscripts question substantial aspects of the Jewish and Christian traditions?; do the roots of Early Christianity derive from the Essene movement?; and more.This volume offers solid and up-to-date information on the literary heritage, the social organization and the religious beliefs of the Qumran community and its links with Early Christianity. It gives the reader an opportunity to look behind the scenes of the research of the Dead Sea texts and the ongoing scholarly debate on the origins of the Essene movement and the Qumran sect.
ForewordThe Dead Sea Scrolls3The Qumran Finds Without a Hint of Scandal17The Men of the Dead Sea31The Essenes of Qumran: Between Submission to the Law and Apocalyptic Flight50The Origins of the Essene Movement and of the Qumran Sect77The Bible and Biblical Interpretation in Qumran99Biblical Borderlines123Messianic Hopes in the Qumran Writings159The Dead Sea Scrolls, Jesus Christ and the Origins of Christianity193The Qumran Texts and the New Testament203Brotherly Rebuke in Qumran and Mt 18:15-7221Notes233
