The Qumran paradigm : a critical evaluation of some foundational hypotheses in the construction of the Qumran sect / Gwynned de Looijer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Looijer, Gwynned de, author.

Series:

Early Judaism and its literature ; no. 43.

Society of Biblical Literature. Early Judaism and its literature ; number 43

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Qumran community.

Dead Sea scrolls.

Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.

Judaism.

History.

Judaism--Post-exilic period (Judaism).

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xviii, 297 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Atlanta : SBL Press, [2015]

Summary:

"Gwynned de Looijer reexamines the key hypotheses that have driven scholars' understandings of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the archaeological site of Khirbet Qumran, and the textual descriptions of the Essenes. She demonstrates that foundational hypotheses regarding a sect at Qumran have heavily influenced the way the texts found in the surrounding caves are interpreted. De Looijer's approach abandon's those assumptions to illustrate that the Dead Sea Scrolls reflect a wider range of backgrounds reflecting the many diverse forms of Judaism that existed in the Second Temple period"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-285) and indexes.

ISBN:

9780884140719

0884140717

9780884140733

0884140733

OCLC:

905738683