The War Texts : 1QM and related manuscripts / Jean Duhaime.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Duhaime, Jean.

Series:

Companion to the Qumran scrolls ; 6.

T & T Clark biblical studies.

Companion to the Qumran scrolls ; 6

T & T Clark biblical studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War of the Sons of Light against the Sons of Darkness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (155 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : T & T Clark, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The War Texts is the name given to a small group of Dead Sea Scrolls that depict the preparation for and the various phases of the eschatological battle between the 'Sons of Light' and the 'Sons of Darkness'. Jean Duhaime briefly surveys the history of these texts from their initial discovery to their official publication. He describes the different scrolls and gives details of their contents and their relationships to one another. Duhaime summarizes the various reasons supporting a dating of this composition to the Hellenistic or Roman period and provides an example of the use of the Bible in

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Abbreviations; Editions, Translations and Bibliographies; 1. Introduction; 2. The Manuscripts of the War Texts and their Contents; 3. The Composition and Genre of 1QM; 4. The Date of 1QM; 5. The War Texts and the Hebrew Bible; Cumulative Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [117]-131) and index.

ISBN:

9786613196682

9781283196680

1283196689

9780567120229

0567120228

9780567306654

0567306658

OCLC:

745866126