Otherworldly and eschatological priesthood in the Dead Sea scrolls
Departing from scholarship dedicated to the socio-historical realities of priesthood at Qumran, this book explores images of otherworldly and messianic/eschatological priesthood in the Dead Sea Scrolls as a reflection of the religious worldview of the Qumran community and related groups.
| Résumé: | Departing from scholarship dedicated to the socio-historical realities of priesthood at Qumran, this book explores images of otherworldly and messianic/eschatological priesthood in the Dead Sea Scrolls as a reflection of the religious worldview of the Qumran community and related groups. Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Chapter One. Introduction -- The State of Research: Priesthood and Qumran Origins -- Rationale and Method of the Present Study -- The Plan of the Present Study -- Part One Otherworldly Priesthood in the Dead Sea Scrolls -- Chapter Two. Otherworldly Priesthood in Non-Sectarian Writings -- The Book of the Watchers -- Jubilees -- Aramaic Levi Document -- 4QVisions of Amram ar (4Q543-548) -- Hebrew Ben Sira -- 4QInstructiond (4Q418) Frg. 81+81a -- 4QApocryphon of Levib? ar (4Q541) -- Conclusion -- Chapter Three. Otherworldly Priesthood in the Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice: Imago Templi and Liturgical Time at Qumran -- Prefatory Remarks -- The Provenance of the Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice -- Otherworldly Priesthood in the Angelic Liturgy -- The Relationship of Heaven and Earth in SSS -- Conclusion -- Chapter Four. Otherworldly Priesthood in Sectarian Writings -- The Rule of Benedictions (1QSb) -- 4QSongs of the Sage (4Q510-511) -- The Self-Glorification Hymn -- 11QMelchizedek (11Q13) -- Conclusion -- Part Two Eschatological Priesthood in the Dead Sea Scrolls -- Chapter Five. The Image of Eschatological Priesthood in the Dead Sea Scrolls -- Methodological Concerns -- The Messiah of Aaron -- The Messiah of Aaron as Teacher -- The Function of Atonement -- Martial Responsibilities -- The Eschatological Priesthood of 1QSa -- Priestly Leadership in the Temple Scroll -- Summary and Conclusion -- Chapter Six.The Historical Roots of the Eschatological Priesthood -- Political-Historical Roots: The Shiftto Priestly and Scribal Authority -- Religious-Historical Roots: Criticism of the Temple and Its Priesthood -- Sectarian Attitudes toward the Temple -- Priestly Imagination and the Practice of Ritual Purity at Qumran -- Summary and Conclusion -- Chapter Seven.The Traditional Roots of the Eschatological Priesthood. |
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| ISBN: | 9004181466 |