Scribes and scrolls at Qumran / Sidnie White Crawford.

By:

Crawford, Sidnie White [author.]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780802866202

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

296.8/15 23

LOC classification:

BM175.Q6 C655 2019 13819

Contents:

Scribes and libraries in the ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean worlds -- Scribes and libraries in ancient Israel -- Caves and scrolls: the archaeology of the caves and the texts found in them -- The archaeology of Qumran -- The Qumran scrolls collection: a scribal library with a sectarian component -- Who owned the scrolls? The Qumran-Essene hypothesis revisited -- Scribes and scrolls at Qumran: a new synthesis.

Summary: "The author provides a thorough case for supporting the traditional position in Qumran scholarship, that Qumran was an Essene scribal center in competition with the Jerusalem temple and that the surrounding caves were used regularly for scrolls storage"-- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Reference	Oriental Theological Seminary Processing center	Non-fiction	BM175.Q6 C655 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan		13819

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-365) and index.

"The author provides a thorough case for supporting the traditional position in Qumran scholarship, that Qumran was an Essene scribal center in competition with the Jerusalem temple and that the surrounding caves were used regularly for scrolls storage"-- Provided by publisher.

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