Emerging sectarianism in the Dead Sea scrolls : continuity, separation, and conflict / edited by John J. Collins, Ananda Geyser-Fouché.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Collins, John J. (John Joseph), 1946- editor.

Geyser-Fouché, Ananda, editor.

Series:

Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah ; v. 141.

Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah ; volume 141

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dead Sea scrolls.

Qumran community.

Teacher of Righteousness.

Dead Sea scrolls--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Jewish sects--Eretz Israel.

Physical Description:

xviii, 464 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]

Summary:

"These essays reflect the lively debate about the sectarian movement of the Scrolls. They debate the degree to which the movement was separated from the rest of Judaism, and whether there was one or several watershed moments in the separation. Notable contributions include a cluster of essays on the Teacher of Righteousness and a thorough survey of the archaeology of Qumran. The texts are problematic in historical research because they rely on biblical stereotypes. Nonetheless, possible interpretations can be compared and degrees of probability debated. The debate is significant not only for the sect but for the nature of ancient Judaism"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Emerging sectarianism in the Dead Sea scrolls : continuity, separation, and conflict / Ananda Geyser-Fouché

Part 1. Continuity

Sectarian or not : what is the question? / Esther G. Chazon

Sectarian and non-sectarian literature : what does it mean and how does this distinction work today? : with a short case study on the Songs of the Sabbath sacrifice / Michael R. Jost

The transmission of Greek translations in Judea and the origin of the Qumran sectarian movement / Gideon R. Kotzé

Unity and diversity in Qumran Hebrew : evidence from quantification / Jacobus A. Naudé and Cynthia L. Miller-Naudé

Part 2. Separation

Community formation in the Dead Sea scrolls : beyond the watershed paradigm / Charlotte Hempel

The origins of sectarian boundary marking and the "shifters of the boundary" : the Damascus document and cultural memory / Albert Hogeterp

4QMMT and D: reconsidering the social context and early history of the Dead Sea scrolls communities / Gareth Wearne

Part 3. Conflict : the Teacher and the Wicked Priest

Telling a Qumran story : perspectives from the Pesher Habakkuk (1QpHab) / Gert T.M. Prinsloo

Identifying the Wicked Priest / Oren Ableman

A fresh approach to a vexed problem / Timothy H. Lim

The Teacher of Righteousness revisited / John J. Collins

Look who's talking : reconsidering the speaker in the 'Teacher Hymns' (1QHa̳) / Michael B. Johnson

The persona of the Teacher : a qualified endorsement of the Teacher Hymn Hypothesis / Christopher S. Atkins

Part 4. Qumran

Qumran in the late Hellenistic period : an archaeological reassessment / Dennis Mizzi.

Notes:

In the table of contents, in chapter 13's scroll title "(1QHa)", the a is superscript.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Emerging sectarianism in the dead sea scrolls

ISBN:

9789004517110

9004517111

OCLC:

1327844039