Ancient Library of Qumran and Modern Biblical Studies

by Cross, Frank Moore

• ISBN13: 9780800628079
• ISBN10: 0800628071
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-04-01
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Pub

Summary

Since the first publication of this book in 1959 it has become a classic: It is a sober and objective account by a scholar who has taken a leading part in the editing and evaluation of the Qumran texts.
The book opens with an account of the history of the finds, and each subsequent chapter deals with a single but major area of scroll research. Each records an attempt to achieve in a given area a synthesis, or at least a systematic interpretation, of the facts now available. Old and new, published and unpublished data are drawn upon.
For this revised edition, the history of the finds has been updated to the present, and a final chapter has been added detailing some of the author's views of and reactions to recent discussions and publications not found in the earlier editions.

Author Biography

Frank Moore Cross is Hancock Professor Emeritus of Hebrew and Other Oriental Languages at Harvard University.

Table of Contents

Prefaces	p. 7
List of Illustrations	p. 11
List of Abbreviations and Sigla	p. 14
Discovery of an Ancient Library	p. 19
The Essenes, the People of the Scrolls	p. 54
The Righteous Teacher and Essene Origins	p. 88
The Old Testament at Qumran	p. 121
The Essenes and the Primitive Church	p. 143
Notes on a Generation of Qumran Studies	p. 171
Postscript: The Essene Faith and the Christian Gospel	p. 192
Index of References	p. 195
Index of Authors	p. 202
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