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100			_aDupont-Sommer, André _947837
245			_aThe Essene writings from Qumran / _cA. Dupont-Sommer ; translated by G. Vermes.
260			_aGloucester, Mass. : _bPeter Smith, _c1973.
300			_axvi, 428 pages : _bmaps ; _c21 cm.
501			_aIncludes translations of the Dead Sea scrolls. Translation of Les Écrits esséniens découverts prés de la mer Morte. Reprint of World Publishing edition.
505			_aIntroduction: the discovery of the manuscripts -- general contents of the manuscripts -- acquisition of the manuscripts and their publication -- the biblical manuscripts. Their importance for the textual criticism of the Bible -- the non-biblical manuscripts. Their importance for the history of Essenism and of primitive Christianity -- object, plan and method of the present work -- I. The Essenes in ancient literature -- Philo of Alexandria: Quod omnis liber sit; Apologia pro Judaeis -- Flavius Josephus: The Jewish War; Jewish Antiquities -- Pliny the Elder -- Dio Chrysostom -- II. The Essene origin of the Qumran writings -- The Damascus Document and the Qumran scrolls: the problem of their origin -- textual evidence. The 'Council of God' -- Community life -- rites -- doctrines -- customs -- archaeological evidence . Excavations at Khirbet Qumran -- data from the Qumran writings and the ancient account III. The Scroll of the Rule -- description of the scroll: its contents, character and date -- translation of the Rule -- translation of the Rule Annexe -- translation of manuscript B -- the Ordinances. Their composite character, date, Essene origin -- translation -- V. The Scroll of the War Rule -- description of the scroll; general character, analysis and date of the book -- translation: introduction and principal Rule -- Rule annexe -- VI. The Hymn Scroll -- description of the scroll; literary genre and author -- translation -- VII. The Biblical Commentaries -- general character, structure, historical allusions -- commentary on Habakkuk -- Commentary on Nahum -- Commentary on Psalm 37 -- another commentary on Psalm 37 -- commentary on Isaiah -- commentaries on Hosea, Micah, Zephaniah VIII. The Genesis Apocryphon -- description of the scroll; analysis, character and date of the book -- The sotry of Lamech -- The Story of Abraham -- IX. Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha -- the problem of the origin of the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament -- fragments of Tobit, Ecclesiasticus and the Epistle of Jeremiah -- fragments of the Jubilees and Enoch -- fragments of the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs -- X. Fragments of Apocalyptical, Liturgical and other Writings -- Apocalypse of Pseudo-Daniel -- prayer of Nabonidus -- other apocalyptical fragments; The Book of Mysteries -- A Description of the New Jerusalem -- fragments of liturgical writings; Angelic Liturgy -- Prayer for the Feast of Weeks -- fragments of hymnic, sapiential and juridical writings; mishmaroth; horoscopes; fragments in cryptic script XII. The Historical Background of the Writings from Qumran -- the problem; the various opinions -- the Kittim -- the Wicked Priest -- XIII. The Teacher of Righteousness -- the anonymity of the teacher of righteousness; his earthly career -- the prophet -- the man of sorrows -- the head of the church -- XIV. Essenism and Christianity -- Jewish apocalyptical writings, Essenism and Christianity -- John the Baptist and the sect of Qumran; Jesus and the Teacher of Righteousness -- the primitive church and Essenism: affinities and borrowings -- contrasts -- conclusion.
650			_aDead Sea scrolls. _947838
650			_aEssenes. _947839
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