The Dead Sea scrolls translated : the Qumran texts in English / [edited by] Florentino García Martínez ; Wilfred G.E. Watson, translator.
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TextPublication details: Grand Rapids : W.B. Eerdmans, 1996.Edition: 2nd edDescription: lxvii, 519 p. ; 4 cmISBN: - 0802841937
- Dead Sea scrolls
- Dead Sea scrolls. English.
- BM487.A3 G28 1996
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Translation of: Textos de Qumrán.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction --
I. The Dead See Scrolls --
II. History of discovery and publication --
a. 1947-1956: The First Manuscripts --
b. 1949-1955: Excavations and publication of Cave 1 --
c. Excavations of Khirbet Qumran and the "Small Caves" --
d. 1952: Cave 4 --
e. 1956-1977: Cave 11 --
III. The dispute over authenticity and antiquity --
IV. A sectarian library --
V. Identity and origins of the Qumran Community --
VI. History of the Qumran community --
VII. Further reading --
PART I: Rules --
1. The Rule of the Community --
A. The Cave 1 Copy --
B. The Cave 4 Copies --
C. Copies from other caves --
2. The Damascus Documents --
A. Copies from the Genizah --
B. Copies from Cave 4 --
3. Fragments of other Rules --
Part II: Halakhic Texts --
1. Halakhic Letter --
A. Composite Text. B. Translation of the individual copies --
2. Other halakhic texts --
PART III: Literature with Eschatological Content --
1. The War Scroll --
A. The Cave 1 Copy --
B. The Cave 4 Copies --
C. Texts connected with the War Scroll --
2. The Rule of the Congregation --
3. Description of the New Jerusalem --
4. Other texts --
PART IV: Exegetical Literature --
1. Targums --
A. Targum of Leviticus --
B. Targum of Job --
2. The Temple Scroll --
3. Pesharim --
A. Commentaries on Isaiah --
B. Commentaries on Hosea --
C. Commentaries on Micah --
D. Commentaries on Nahum --
Commentaries on Habakkuk --
F. Commentaries on Zephaniah --
G. Commentaries on Malachi --
H. Commentaries on the Psalms --
4. Other texts --
PART V: Para-Biblical Literature --
1. Paraphrase of the Pentateuch --
A. 4QReworked Pentateuch --
B. 4QReworked Pentateuch --
C. Other Texts --
2. Genesis Apocryphon --
3. Book of Jubilees --
4. Books of Enoch --
5. The Book of Giants --
6. Book of Noah --
7. Books of the Patriarchs --
A. Visions of Jacob --
B. Aramaic Testament of Judah. C. Aramaic testament of Joseph --
D. Aramaic testament of Levi --
E. Aramaic testament of Qahat --
F. Visions of Amram --
G. Hur and Miriam --
8. Pseudo-Moses --
A. Words of Moses --
B. Pseudo-Moses --
C. Pseudo-Moses Apocalypse --
D. other texts --
9. Pseudo-Samuel --
10. Pseudo-Joshua --
11. Pseudo-Jeremiah --
12. Pseudo-Ezekiel --
13. Pseudo-Daniel --
A. Pseudo-Daniel --
B. Prayer of Nabonidus --
C. Daniel-Susannah --
14. Aramaic Proto-Esther --
15. Tobit Aramaic and Hebrew --
PART VI: Poetic Texts --
1. Apocryphal psalms --
A. Apocryphal psalms included in copies of the biblical psalter --
B. Independent collections of apocryphal psalms --
2. The Hymns --
3. Hymns against demons --
A. Songs of the Sage --
B. Psalms of exorcism --
C. Incarnations --
4. Wisdom poems --
5. Other compositions --
PART VII: Liturgical Texts --
1. Daily prayers --
2. Festival Prayers --
3. Words of the Luminaries --
4. Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice --
5. Blessings and curses --
6. Other texts --
PART VIII: Astronomical texts, calendars and horoscopes --
1. Astronomical Enoch --
2. Calendars and priestly rotas --
3. Horoscopes --
PART IX: The Copper Scroll --
PART X: List of Manuscripts from Qumran.