Secret groups in ancient Judaism

The thesis advanced in this work is that the model of a secret or esoteric group is fruitful for studying various movements and groups in the Greco-Roman world. This is worked out in the extremely interesting case of the Essenes and the Qumran covenanters, for which we have available not only outsid...

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Main Author: Stone, Michael E. 1938- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2017
In:Year: 2017
Reviews:[Rezension von: Michael E. Stone, Secret groups in ancient Judaism] (2019) (Brand, L. Scott)
[Rezension von: Michael E. Stone, Secret groups in ancient Judaism] (2020) (Maston, Jason, 1978 -)
[Rezension von: Michael E. Stone, Secret groups in ancient Judaism] (2020) (Dochhorn, Jan, 1968 -)
[Rezension von: Michael E. Stone, Secret groups in ancient Judaism] (2018) (Burns, Joshua Ezra)
[Rezension von: Michael E. Stone, Secret groups in ancient Judaism] (2019) (Eckhardt, Benedikt, 1983 -)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Judaism / Sect
Further subjects:B Jewish sects
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System; OUP)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:The thesis advanced in this work is that the model of a secret or esoteric group is fruitful for studying various movements and groups in the Greco-Roman world. This is worked out in the extremely interesting case of the Essenes and the Qumran covenanters, for which we have available not only outsider descriptions but also the very documents that embody at least part of their secret teachings
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized
ISBN:0190842415
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190842383.001.0001