Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scroll

by Schiffman, Lawrence H.

• ISBN13: 9780385481212
• ISBN10: 0385481217
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 1995-10-01
• Publisher: Anchor Bible

Summary

Universally acknowledged as the dean of New Testament scholarship, Brown brings a lifetime of teaching and research to bear in his landmark overview of the New Testament.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xiii
Discovery and Disclosure: Liberating the Scrolls	p. 1
Shepherds and Scholars: Secrets of the Caves	p. 3
Scholars, Scrolls, and Scandals	p. 21
The Archaeology of Qumran	p. 37
The Community at Qumran	p. 63
Judaism, Hellenism, and Sectarianism	p. 65
Origins and Early History	p. 83
The Character of the Community	p. 97
Leadership	p. 113
Women in the Scrolls	p. 127
Faith and Belief	p. 145
Closing the Canon: Biblical Texts and Interpretation	p. 159
Bible, Canon, and Text	p. 161
Apocryphal Literature	p. 181
Wisdom and the Mysteries of Creation	p. 197
Biblical Interpretation	p. 211
The Prophets in the Hands of Men	p. 223
To Live as a Jew	p. 243
The Theology of Jewish Law	p. 245
The Enigma of the Temple Scroll	p. 257
The Law of the Sect	p. 273
Prayer and Ritual	p. 289
Mysticism, Messianism, and the End of Days	p. 315
The Messianic Idea	p. 317
The Community at the End of Days	p. 329
The "Pierced Messiah" and Other Controversial Texts	p. 341
Mysticism and Magic	p. 351
Sectarianism, Nationalism, and Consensus	p. 369
Israel and the Nations	p. 371
Jerusalem, the Holy City	p. 385
The Decline of Sectarianism and the Emergence of Rabbinic Judaism	p. 395
List of Abbreviations	p. 411
Reference Notes	p. 413
Glossary	p. 453
Guide to Dead Sea Scrolls Texts Cited	p. 461
Bibliography	p. 471
Index	p. 513
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