Damascus Texts

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Damascus Texts
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Charlotte Hempel
SeriesCompanion to the Qumran Scrolls
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:126
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreJudaism
ISBN/Barcode 9781841270555
ClassificationsDewey:296.155
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Sheffield Academic Press
Publication Date 1 September 2000
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The Damascus document is one of the most important texts from the Qumran caves. Part One of this Companion offers a lucid and up-to-date introduction to all the manuscripts, including the eight recently published from Qumran Cave 4. It also provides a review of the key areas of scholarly research on this important Qumran text. Part Two is devoted to the recently published text 4QMiscellaneous Rules (4Q265; olim Serekh Damascus). This text has already become the subject of intense interest among students of the Dead Sea Scrolls because of its unique relationship to both the Community Rule and the Damascus Document.

Author Biography

Charlotte Hempel is Reader in Hebrew Bible and Second Temple Judaism at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Reviews

"This is a thorough survey of one of the more important texts of the Dead Sea Scrolls." --William M. Schniedewind, Religious Studies Review, January 2003