Damascus Texts

by Hempel, Charlotte

• ISBN13: 9781841270555
• ISBN10: 1841270555
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Pr

Summary

The Damascus document is one of the most important texts from the Qumran caves. Part One of this Companion offers a lucid and up-to-date introduction to all the manuscripts, including the eight recently published from Qumran Cave 4. It also provides a review of the key areas of scholarly research on this important Qumran text. Part Two is devoted to the recently published text 4QMiscellaneous Rules (4Q265; olim Serekh Damascus). This text has already become the subject of intense interest among students of the Dead Sea Scrolls because of its unique relationship to both the Community Rule and the Damascus Document.

Table of Contents

Preface	7	(1)
Abbreviations	8	(2)
Part I The Damascus Document from Cairo and Qumran
Editions, Translations, and Bibliographies	10	(5)
Editions of the Mediaeval Manuscripts of the Damascus Document	10	(1)
Editions of the Qumran Fragments	10	(1)
Preliminary Descriptions of Cave 4 Fragments	11	(1)
Translations	12	(1)
Bibliographies	13	(2)
Introduction	15	(4)
A Tale of Two Discoveries: Cairo and Qumran	15	(2)
How Did the Damascus Document Get to Cairo?	17	(2)
Physical Description of the Manuscripts	19	(7)
Cairo Damascus Document	19	(1)
Parchment Cairo Fragment	20	(1)
The Cave 4 Manuscripts	21	(2)
5QD (5Q12)	23	(1)
6QD (6Q15)	23	(3)
Outline of the Contents of the Damascus Manuscripts from Cario and Qumran	26	(18)
The Composite Character of the Damascus Document	44	(10)
The Admonition	44	(5)
The Laws	49	(5)
The Damascus Document and the Quest for the Origins and Early History of the `Qumran Community'	54	(17)
The Identification of the Community(ies)	54	(2)
Place of Origin	56	(4)
The History of the Community(ies)	60	(11)
The Laws---A Story of Neglect and Rediscovery	71	(4)
Further Issues Facing the Student of the Damascus Document	75	(12)
Messianism	75	(2)
The Divergences between Manuscripts A and B	77	(2)
Covenant	79	(2)
The Issue of the Calendar	81	(1)
Polygamy and/or Divorce	82	(5)
Concluding Reflections	87	(4)
Part II 4Q265 Miscellaneous Rules (olim Serekh Damascus)
Editions and Translations	90	(1)
Editions	90	(1)
Translations	90	(1)
Introduction	91	(2)
Physical Description and Contents of the Fragments	93	(10)
Physical Description	93	(1)
Outline of the Contents	93	(10)
The Place of 4Q265 in the Library of Qumran	103	(2)
Bibliography	105	(11)
Index of References	116	(7)
Index of Authors	123