The New Jerusalem scroll from Qumran : a comprehensive reconstruction / Michael Chyutin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chyutin, Michael.

Series:

Journal for the study of the Pseudepigrapha. Supplement series ; 25.

Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha. Supplement series ; 25

Standardized Title:

New Jerusalem scroll.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

New Jerusalem scroll--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

New Jerusalem scroll.

Dead Sea scrolls.

Jerusalem--In Judaism--History of doctrines.

Jerusalem.

Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem).

Dead Sea scrolls--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

167 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, 1997.

Summary:

This study presents the first comprehensive reconstruction of the 'New Jerusalem' Scroll from the Dead Sea, through integration of all the known fragments into a single entity. Secret ceremonies in the temple are discussed; an architectural reconstruction of the elements described in the scroll is presented, accompanied by computerized plans; a consideration of the tradition of planning the ideal city leads to an examination of the use of metrology, mathematics; and a number mysticism in the plan of the 'New Jerusalem'. A comparison is also made with the traditions of building orthogonal cities in Egypt, Greece, Rome and the Holy Land, as manifested in archaeological findings.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [161]-162) and indexes.

ISBN:

185075683X

OCLC:

43555140