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The Serekh Texts (Hardcover)
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The Serekh Texts (Hardcover)
Series: The Library of Second Temple Studies
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The Serekh Texts discusses the central rule documents produced by a
pious Jewish community of the Essenes that lived at Qumran by the
Dead Sea at the turn of the era. The texts describe the life of a
highly ascetic group that had rejected the hellenistic Jewish
culture and had withdrawn into the desert to live a life of perfect
obedience to the Torah. Sarianna Metso introduces the twelve
manuscripts of the Community Rule found in Qumran Caves 1, 4 and 5
in terms of their content, textual history, literary function, and
significance for the study of ancient Judaism and early
Christianity. The writings of the community open a fascinating
window onto the religious life in Palestine at the time of the
emergence of early Christianity and rabbinic Judaism. There are few
other contemporary Jewish sources in which the life and religious
practices of a Jewish group are so vividly and authentically
illustrated. The Serekh Texts provides an accessible summary of
current scholarly discussion on the central topics related to the
Community Rule, such as the community's identity and history, and
offers comprehensive bibliographies for further study. The Serekh
Texts discusses the central rule documents produced by a pious
Jewish community of the Essenes that lived at Qumran by the Dead
Sea at the turn of the era. The texts describe the life of a highly
ascetic group that had rejected the hellenistic Jewish culture and
had withdrawn into the desert to live a life of perfect obedience
to the Torah. Sarianna Metso introduces the twelve manuscripts of
the Community Rule found in Qumran Caves 1, 4 and 5 in terms of
their content, textual history, literary function, and significance
for the study of ancient Judaism and early Christianity. The
writings of the community open a fascinating window onto the
religious life in Palestine at the time of the emergence of early
Christianity and rabbinic Judaism. There are few other contemporary
Jewish sources in which the life and religious practices of a
Jewish group are so vividly and authentically illustrated. The
Serekh Texts provides an accessible summary of current scholarly
discussion on the central topics related to the Community Rule,
such as the community's identity and history, and offers
comprehensive bibliographies for further study. The Serekh Texts
discusses the central rule documents produced by a pious Jewish
community of the Essenes that lived at Qumran by the Dead Sea at
the turn of the era. The texts describe the life of a highly
ascetic group that had rejected the hellenistic Jewish culture and
had withdrawn into the desert to live a life of perfect obedience
to the Torah. Sarianna Metso introduces the twelve manuscripts of
the Community Rule found in Qumran Caves 1, 4 and 5 in terms of
their content, textual history, literary function, and significance
for the study of ancient Judaism and early Christianity. The
writings of the community open a fascinating window onto the
religious life in Palestine at the time of the emergence of early
Christianity and rabbinic Judaism. There are few other contemporary
Jewish sources in which the life and religious practices of a
Jewish group are so vividly and authentically illustrated. The
Serekh Texts provides an accessible summary of current scholarly
discussion on the central topics related to the Community Rule,
such as the community's identity and history, and offers
comprehensive bibliographies for further study.
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