Discoveries in the Judaean Desert: Volume XVIII. Qumran Cave 4: XIII - The Damascus Document (4Q266-273) (Hardcover)

In this long awaited edition Baumgarten presents all the known Qumran Cave 4 manuscripts of the Damascus Document on the basis of J. T. Milik's original transcriptions. These eight manuscripts antedate the two medieval Cairo Geniza texts (CD) by more than a millennium and are indispensable for all future literary and historical studies on one of the major foundational works of the Qumran community. For the first time we have the paraenetic beginning and ending of the work, as well as major additions to the legal corpus found in one of the medieval texts. The laws of this corpus and the historical identification of the Jews who formulated them were earlier in this century the subject of much controversy, but have since been largely ignored in Qumran scholarship. Some even suggested that they were not an integral part of the Damascus Document. It is now apparent from the expanded corpus that the interpretation of biblical law was a central concern of the Qumran community. Among the new subjects treated are such matters as the ethical arrangement of marriages, the role of women in the sect, and the legal status of fetal life. These laws are found side by side with allusions to the cosmic conflict of light and darkness and a view of history in which periods of wrath are ordained to precede the end of days.

General

Imprint:	Clarendon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Discoveries in the Judaean Desert, XVIII
Release date:	1997
First published:	March 1997
Editors:	Joseph M. Baumgarten (Emeritus Professor)
Preliminary work by:	Jozef T. Milik
Contributors:	Stephen Pfann • Ada Yardeni
Dimensions:	323 x 241 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-826396-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > Middle & Near Eastern archaeology > Biblical archaeology Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian sacred works & liturgy > Sacred texts > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian sacred works & liturgy > Sacred texts > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-826396-1
Barcode:	9780198263968

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