Conquering the world: the War Scroll (1QM) reconsidered
Presents an examination of the War Scroll (1QM) that suggests that it is a Hellenistic composition describing an eschatological, two-stage, conquest of the world, subsequently updated in order to fit the historical realities faced by the Qumran sectarians under Roman rule
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
2009
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Schultz, Brian, 1968-, Conquering the world] (2012) (Stauber, Chad Martin)
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| Series/Journal: | Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah
v. 76 |
| Further subjects: | B
War of the Sons of Light against the Sons of Darkness
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: Conquering the World : The War Scroll (1QM) Reconsidered: |
| Summary: | Presents an examination of the War Scroll (1QM) that suggests that it is a Hellenistic composition describing an eschatological, two-stage, conquest of the world, subsequently updated in order to fit the historical realities faced by the Qumran sectarians under Roman rule |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [403]-421) and indexes One folded page titled Synopsis of 1QM 7-9 and 1QM 15-19 inserted in pocket of back cover Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Bar-Ilan University, 2007 under title: The War Scroll from cave 1 (1QM) in the light of its related fragments from caves 4 and 11 |
| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (viii, 456 p), map, 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 90-04-16820-6 978-90-04-16820-6 |
