The War Texts
1 QM and Related Manuscripts
Published on 14. December 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-567-04527-0 (ISBN)
Description
The War Texts is the name given to a small group of Dead Sea Scrolls that depict the preparation for and the various phases of the eschatological battle between the 'Sons of Light' and the 'Sons of Darkness'. Jean Duhaime briefly surveys the history of these texts from their initial discovery to their official publication. He describes the different scrolls and gives details of their contents and their relationships to one another. Duhaime summarizes the various reasons supporting a dating of this composition to the Hellenistic or Roman period and provides an example of the use of the Bible in the War Texts. The contributors to the Companion to the Qumran Scrolls series take account of all relevant and recently published texts and provide extensive bibliographies. The books in the series are authoritatively written in accessible language and are ideal for students and non-specialist scholars. Companion to the Qumran Scrolls, 6
Reviews / Votes
"The War Texts by Jean Duhaime provides a first-class introduction to the war manuscripts found at Qumran. As an expert in Qumran war texts, Duhaime presents the complex material and the scholarly debate in a profound and cautious way, offering the first complete introduction to the war-related texts of Qumran. ... Beginners as well as senior students of the Dead Sea Scrolls will find much of benefit in Jean Duhaime.s excellent introduction to the war texts." -- Annette Steudel, Review of Biblical Literature * RBL *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Academics, Postgraduate, Upper Level Undergraduate
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
248 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-567-04527-0 (9780567045270)
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E-Book
12/2006
1st Edition
T.& T.Clark Ltd
€44.49
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Person
Jean Duhaime is Professor of biblical interpretation in the Faculte de theologie et de sciences des religions at the Universite de Montreal and is the author of Les esseniens de Qumran, des esoteristes?
Content
1.Introduction; 2.The Manuscripts of the War Texts and their Contents; 3.The Composition and Genre of 1QM; 4.The Date of 1QM; 5.The War Texts and the Hebrew Bible.