Wisdom Texts from Qumran

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Synopsis

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.

Book details

Series:
The Literature of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Author:
Daniel Harrington S. J.
ISBN:
9781134771868
Related ISBNs:
9780203133156, 9780415139076, 9780415139076, 9780415139069, 9780415139069
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
128
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2020-06-06
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2002
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Nonfiction