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Wisdom Texts From Qumran (Literature of the Dead Sea Scrolls)

By Daniel J. Harrington

Book information

Year
1996
ISBN
0415139074, 9780415139076, 9780203133156
LCC
BM487 .H29 1996
Open Library ID
OL964125M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
405 kB (414694 bytes)
Pages
128\128
Topic
Literature Literary
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This study is the first full analysis of the Qumran wisdom texts. New translations and a full explanation of the background and context of wisdom literature introduce the reader to an important and hitherto little discussed part of the Dead Sea Scrolls.After surveying biblical and extrabiblical wisdom books, the author considers the best and most fully preserved wisdom texts from Qumran. The centrepiece of the book is a discussion of the large wisdom instruction known as Sapiential Work A. Also, the author reflects on the relevance of those texts for the study of early Judaism and Christianity. An appendix treats the Ben Sira scroll from Masada.

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