The Serekh Texts discusses the central rule documents produced by a pious Jewish community of the Essenes that lived at Qumran by the Dead Sea at the turn of the era. The texts describe the life of a highly ascetic group that had rejected the hellenistic Jewish culture and had withdrawn into the desert to live a life of perfect obedience to the Torah. Sarianna Metso introduces the twelve manuscripts of the Community Rule found in Qumran Caves 1, 4 and 5 in terms of their content, textual history, literary function, and significance for the study of ancient Judaism and early Christianity. The writings of the community open a fascinating window onto the religious life in Palestine at the time of the emergence of early Christianity and rabbinic Judaism. There are few other contemporary Jewish sources in which the life and religious practices of a Jewish group are so vividly and authentically illustrated. The Serekh Texts provides an accessible summary of current scholarly discussion on the central topics related to the Community Rule, such as the community's identity and history, and offers comprehensive bibliographies for further study.
The Serekh Texts discusses the central rule documents produced by a pious Jewish community of the Essenes that lived at Qumran by the Dead Sea at the turn of the era. The texts describe the life of a highly ascetic group that had rejected the hellenistic Jewish culture and had withdrawn into the desert to live a life of perfect obedience to the Torah. Sarianna Metso introduces the twelve manuscripts of the Community Rule found in Qumran Caves 1, 4 and 5 in terms of their content, textual history, literary function, and significance for the study of ancient Judaism and early Christianity. The writings of the community open a fascinating window onto the religious life in Palestine at the time of the emergence of early Christianity and rabbinic Judaism. There are few other contemporary Jewish sources in which the life and religious practices of a Jewish group are so vividly and authentically illustrated. The Serekh Texts provides an accessible summary of current scholarly discussion on the central topics related to the Community Rule, such as the community's identity and history, and offers comprehensive bibliographies for further study.
The Serekh Texts discusses the central rule documents produced by a pious Jewish community of the Essenes that lived at Qumran by the Dead Sea at the turn of the era. The texts describe the life of a highly ascetic group that had rejected the hellenistic Jewish culture and had withdrawn into the desert to live a life of perfect obedience to the Torah. Sarianna Metso introduces the twelve manuscripts of the Community Rule found in Qumran Caves 1, 4 and 5 in terms of their content, textual history, literary function, and significance for the study of ancient Judaism and early Christianity. The writings of the community open a fascinating window onto the religious life in Palestine at the time of the emergence of early Christianity and rabbinic Judaism. There are few other contemporary Jewish sources in which the life and religious practices of a Jewish group are so vividly and authentically illustrated. The Serekh Texts provides an accessible summary of current scholarly discussion on the central topics related to the Community Rule, such as the community's identity and history, and offers comprehensive bibliographies for further study.
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"Over the last eight years the Companion to the Qumran Scrolls series by T&T Clark has succeeded in becoming one of the most accessible and up-to-date resources on the Dead Sea Scrolls. Intended for scholars, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates, this series has consistently produced high-quality introductions on the Dead Sea Scrolls written by well-known specialists in the field of Qumran studies. With the publication of The Serekh Texts, by Sarianna Metso, the Companion to the Qumran Scrolls series has gone from strength to strength by offering a detailed yet accessible volume on what is arguably one of the most important genres of literature to be recovered from the caves surrounding the ancient site of Khirbet Qumran. The Serekh Texts by Sarianna Metso is but the latest indication that the field of Qumran studies is entering a new and exciting phase of development." -Ian Werrett, Review of Biblical Literature, October 2008 "For those with interest in the Dead Sea scrolls, this book can be a fascinating window into the life of ancient Judea...This is a very readable book but not one for the casual reader. For the interested reader, it is a treasure chest of detail." - Rabbi Louis A. Rieser, Congregational Libraries Today, May/June 2008 -- Rabbi Louis A. Rieser "Sarianna Metso's The Serekh Texts is an important contribution to scholarship on this group of Dead Sea Scrolls manuscripts. The volume is published as an entry in two T&T Clark series, the Library of Second Temple Studies and the Companion to the Qumran Scrolls series. It is a comprehensive introduction to particular Qumran texts and relevant scholarship, as characterizes the latter...this is a very valuable introduction to the Serekh texts that goes far beyond the basics. Metso, clearly in strong command of the primary and secondary sources, has succeeded admirably in her treatment of the texts and her proposal to explain their function in the life of the Qumran community...This volume should be required reading for anyone undertaking serious work on this corpus and on the Dead Sea Scrolls in general." - Eric F. Mason, Review of Biblical Literature, August 2008 -- Eric F. Mason * Review of Biblical Literature *
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Sarianna Metso is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Albion College and author of The Textual Development of the Qumran Community Rule (Leiden: Brill, 1997).
Editions, Translations, and Bibliographies; 1. Introduction; Discovery and Publication; Physical Description; 2. Genre and Contents; 1QS I,1-15: Introduction; 1QS I,16-III,12: Liturgy for the Renewal of the Covenant; 1QS III,13-IV,26: Doctrine of the Two Spirits; 1QS V,1-VI,23: Rules for Community Life; 1QS V,1-7a: Introduction; 1QS V,7b-20a: Oath of the Members; 1QS V,20b-VI,1b: Admission of New Members; 1QS VI,1b-8a: Small Community Meetings; 1QS VI,8b-13a: Rule for the Session of the Rabbim; 1QS VI,13b-23: The Probationary Period of New Members; 1QS VI,24-VII,25: Penal Code; 1QS VIII,1-IX,26a: 'Manifesto' or Segments of Early Rules; 1QS IX,26b-XI,22: Final Psalm; 3. Phases of Textual Growth; The Composite Character of 1QS; Contribution of the Cave 4 Material; 4. Commentary on Selected Passages; Principles of Community Life; The Covenant Ceremony. Doctrine of the Two Spirits; Officials in the Community; Procedures for the Admission of New Members; Judicial Sessions; Penal Codes; 5. The Community Rule and the Bible; The Use of the Hebrew Bible Quotations in the Community Rule; The Community Rule and the New Testament; 6. Texts Related to the Community Rule; The Rule of the Congregation (1QSa); Miscellaneous Rules (4Q265; formerly Serekh Dameseq); Rebukes Reported by the Overseer (4Q477; formerly Decrees); Communal Ceremony (4Q275); Four Lots (4Q279); Rule (5Q13); 7. Concluding Reflections; The Function of the Community Rule; Rule Texts and the History of the Community; Cumulative Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors.
