The Damascus covenant : an interpretation of the "Damascus Document" / Philip R. Davies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davies, Philip R.

Series:

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 25.

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series, 0309-0787 ; 25

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zadokites.

Damascus document.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 pages)

Place of Publication:

Sheffield, England : JSOT Press, Dept. of Biblical Studies, University of Sheffield, 1983, c1982.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Damascus Document is the most important witness to the origins of the Qumran community. The author surveys previous research, with particular emphasis on the syntheses of H. Stegemann and J. Murphy-O'Connor. A more comprehensive view of the redaction and ideology of the document is offered, leading to the conclusion that it is originally a product of a community which traced its origins to the Babylonian exile.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; I: Structure and Plot of the Admonition; II: History; III: Laws; IV: Warnings; V: The New Covenant; VI: The Redaction of the Admonition; Conclusions and Reflections; Notes; Select Bibliography; Text and Translation

Notes:

Includes Damascus document in Hebrew with English translation.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786611802455

9781281802453

128180245X

9780567051677

0567051676

OCLC:

276348535