From Qumran to the Yaḥad : a new paradigm of textual development for The community rule /

: Since the discovery of the Cave 4 versions of The Community Rule (Serekh ha-Yaḥad or S), scholars have been perplexed about its complex textual history. This important charter material for the Dead Sea Scrolls' authors appears in alternate versions-ones with contradictory legal prescriptions and opposing self-references-but exhibits no clear order of chronological development. Benefitting from the entire Qumran library now available to us, this book offers a new, broader model for reading S that better accounts for the long and diverse history behind the text. The resulting paradigm challenges the Qumrancentric lens through which many read the "sectarian texts" and offers a fresh way of thinking about sectarian community formation among the authors of the Scrolls.
: Includes "The Rule of the Community, Serekh ha-Yaḥad [in Hebrew, with 4Q255-264 comparisons]": [40] pages at end. : 1 online resource. : Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-309) and indexes. : 9789047442509 : Available to subscribing member institutions only.