Religion in the Dead Sea Scrolls

by Collins, John J.; Kugler, Robert A.

• ISBN13: 9780802847430
• ISBN10: 0802847439
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co

Summary

Biblical scholars probe the Dead Sea Scrolls for information about Jewish practice in the First Century and Hellenistic influence on the Judaism of the period. Original.

Author Biography

John J. Collins is the Holmes Professor of Old Testament at Yale University Divinity School Robert A. Kugler is associate professor of religious studies at Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington Eileen Schuller, Department of Religious Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Martin Hengel, Professor Emeritus, Eberhard-Karls-Universitat, Tubingen Timothy H. Lim, Department of Hebrew and Old Testament, The University of Edinburgh, New Haven, Mound Place, Edinburgh Hannah K. Harrington, Biblical and Theological Studies, Patten College, Oakland, California James C. Vanderkam, John A. O'Brien Professor of Old Testament, Department of Theology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana Craig A. Evans, Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. vii
Diacritical Marks, Sigla, and Abbreviations	p. viii
Introduction	p. 1
Powers in Heaven: God, Gods, and Angels in the Dead Sea Scrolls	p. 9
Petitionary Prayer and the Religion of Qumran	p. 29
Qumran and Hellenism	p. 46
The Qumran Scrolls, Multilingualism, and Biblical Interpretation	p. 57
The Halakah and Religion of Qumran	p. 74
Rewriting Rubrics: Sacrifice and the Religion of Qumran	p. 90
Apocalyptic Tradition in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Religion of Qumran	p. 113
Qumran's Messiah: How Important Is He?	p. 135
Selected Bibliography of Recent Writings on the Religion of the Scrolls	p. 150
Index of Ancient Literature	p. 153
Index of Modern Authors	p. 164
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