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, in two parts, the most pervasive literary representations of priesthood in the Dead Sea Scrolls as a reflection of the religious worldview of the Qumran community and broader segments...
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Format: eBook
Language: English
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2010.
Series:
Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah
86.
Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah Online, ISBN: 9789004378346.
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Call Number: BM651 .A54 2010
| Summary: | Departing from scholarship dedicated to the socio-historical realities of priesthood at Qumran, this book explores, in two parts, the most pervasive literary representations of priesthood in the Dead Sea Scrolls as a reflection of the religious worldview of the Qumran community and broader segments of Second Temple society. Part one compares depictions of otherworldly priesthood in non-sectarian and sectarian documents. Part two examines the historical and traditional roots of portrayals of messianic/eschatological priesthood. The study reveals a fresh understanding of the integral role of priestly imagery in the tension-filled eschatological identity of the Qumran community. It concludes with a consideration of the relationship of the evidence treated to the phenomenon of democratization of priestly holinesses in rabbinic Judaism and Christianity. |
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| Item Description: | Revised version of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--New York University, 2008. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-350) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789004181465 |
| ISSN: | 0169-9962 ; |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |