The Essenes, the scrolls, and the Dead Sea
The mystery surrounding the Dead Sea Scrolls remains, over 60 years after their rediscovery. Who hid them and why? This book reinvigorates the contested hypothesis that the Essenes were responsible. Rather than being a marginal esoteric sect, Taylor shows that this group acted as one of the leading...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2013
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| In: | Year: 2013 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Taylor, Joan E., 1958-, The Essenes, the scrolls, and the Dead Sea] (2013) (Atkinson, Kenneth, 1960 -)
The Essenes, the Scrolls and the Dead Sea (2015) (Zangenberg, Jürgen, 1964 -) |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Essenes
/ Dead Sea scrolls, Qumran Scrolls
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| Further subjects: | B
Essenes
B Dead Sea Scrolls |
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Volltext (Resolving-System; OUP) |
| Parallel Edition: | Print version: 9780199554485 |
| Summary: | The mystery surrounding the Dead Sea Scrolls remains, over 60 years after their rediscovery. Who hid them and why? This book reinvigorates the contested hypothesis that the Essenes were responsible. Rather than being a marginal esoteric sect, Taylor shows that this group acted as one of the leading legal schools of Judaism |
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| ISBN: | 019174591X |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199554485.001.0001 |