Scriptures and Sectarianism: Essays on the Dead Sea Scrolls

Collins, John J.

ISBN 10: 0802873146 / ISBN 13: 9780802873149

Published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Scriptures and Sectarianism: Essays on the Dead Sea Scrolls
• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802873146
• ISBN 13: 9780802873149
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Essays representing ten years of John J. Collins’s expert reflection on Scripture and the Qumran community are here collected in a volume that is sure to be of interest to students and scholars of Early Judaism and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
 
Collins opens with the introductory chapter “What Have We Learned from the Dead Sea Scrolls?” before offering essays on the authority and interpretation of Scripture, historiography and the emergence of the Qumran sect, and specific aspects of the sectarian worldview: covenant and dualism, the angelic world, the afterlife, prayer and ritual, and wisdom. A concluding epilogue considers the account of the Suffering Servant and illustrates the relevance of the Dead Sea Scrolls for early Christianity.
 

About the Author

John J. Collins is Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation Emeritus at Yale Divinity School. He has served as editor of the Anchor Yale Bible series and president of the Society of Biblical Literature. In 2019, he was awarded the Burkitt Medal for Biblical Studies. His many publications include Apocalypse, Prophecy, and Pseudepigraphy; Beyond the Qumran Community; The Bible After Babel; and Apocalypticism as a Worldview in Ancient Judaism.