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:

Temple scroll.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem).

Temple scroll--Criticism, Textual.

Temple scroll.

Criticism, Textual.

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 index.

ISBN:

185075683X

OCLC:

43555140