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Qumran, the site of the Dead Sea scrolls : archaeological interpretations and debates : proceedings of a conference held at Brown University, November 17-19, 2002 / edited by Katharina Galor, Jean-Baptiste Humbert, and Jurgen Zangenberg.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity - Book Archive 2000-2006 Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Conference Name:
- International Conference "Qumran--The Site of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Archaeological Interpretations and Debates" (2002 : Providence, R.I.)
- Series:
- Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah ; v. 57.
- Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah, 0169-9962 ; v. 57
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dead Sea scrolls--Congresses.
- Dead Sea scrolls.
- Excavations (Archaeology)--West Bank--Qumran Site--Congresses.
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Qumran community--Congresses.
- Qumran community.
- Qumran Site (West Bank)--Antiquities--Congresses.
- Qumran Site (West Bank).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (318 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Site of the Dead Sea scrolls
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Today, archaeology plays an ever growing role in Qumran studies. Fifteen papers presented in 2002 at Brown University provide the necessary data to break new ground in the recent debate about the character of Qumran. Section I discusses material from old and new excavations that help assess the validity of the traditional Qumran-Essene hypothesis. Part II discusses various aspects of the main settlement such as division of space, the character of period III, the date of the cave scroll deposits and the use of food. Part III deals with the Qumran cemetery and a similar graveyard at Khirbet Qazone. Part IV places Qumran into a wider regional context, concentrating on local agriculture and ceramic production. The articles strongly call for a new awareness for archaeological detail and, in their various ways, instigate a renewed debate about how to bring texts and material culture into a meaningful dialogue.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Old and recent excavations at Qumran
- pt. 2. Interpreting the Qumran site
- pt. 3. The Qumran cemeteries in context
- pt. 4. Regional aspects of Qumran archaeology
- pt. 5. Appendix, bibliography, and index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-297) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-39868-3
- 9786611398682
- 90-474-0797-0
- OCLC:
- 290558928
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789047407973 DOI
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