Civic Ideology, Organization, and Law in the Rule Scrolls : a Comparative Study of the Covenanters' Sect and Contemporary Voluntary Associations in Political Context
Yonder M. Gillihan
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Leiden : : BRILL, , 2011.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (614 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; List of Tables; Chapter One Introduction; Chapter Two Civic Ideology and Associational Formation; Chapter Three The Damascus Rule: A Politeia for the Righteous Remnant of Israel in the Evil Age (CD A [CD 1-16], CD B [CD 19-20]; 4QDa-h [4Q266-273]); Chapter Four The Community Rule: Statutes for the Council of the Yah?ad (1QS || 4QSa-j [4Q255-264], 4Q275, 4Q279); Chapter Five The Rule for the Congregation: A Politeia for Restored Israel at the End of Days (1QSA || 4QSEa-i [4Q249a-i]); Chapter Six Conclusion and Synopsis; Bibliography. - Index of Modern AuthorsIndex of Ancient Sources. - Using insights from modern sociology, this book argues that the organization, law, and literature of the Dead Sea Scrolls sect expressed an ""alternative civic ideology"" by which members claimed citizenship in a superior commonwealth that would soon replace the existing Judean state.
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| Emner | Civil society - History
Jews - History - Palestine Qumran community - History - Palestine Religion and civil society - History - Palestine Vis mer... Religion and politics - History
Civil society -- Palestine -- History. Dead Sea scrolls. Jews -- History -- 586 B.C.-70 A.D. Palestine -- Politics and government. Qumran community -- History. Religion and civil society -- Palestine -- History, Ancient. Religion and politics -- Palestine -- History, Ancient. Philosophy & Religion Religion - General Religion |
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| ISBN | 9789004168121
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