Conquering the world: the War Scroll (1QM) reconsidered
Presents an examination of the War Scroll (1QM) that suggests that it is a Hellenistic composition describing an eschatological, two-stage, conquest of the world, subsequently updated in order to fit the historical realities faced by the Qumran sectarians under Roman rule
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
2009
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Schultz, Brian, 1968-, Conquering the world] (2012) (Stauber, Chad Martin)
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| Series/Journal: | Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah 0169-9962
v. 76 Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah v. 76 |
| Further subjects: | B
RELIGION ; Judaism ; Sacred Writings
B Qumran Scrolls B War B War of the Sons of Light against the Sons of Darkness B Electronic books B War of the Sons of Light against the Sons of Darkness War of the Sons of Light against the Sons of Darkness B Kriegsrolle |
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| Summary: | Presents an examination of the War Scroll (1QM) that suggests that it is a Hellenistic composition describing an eschatological, two-stage, conquest of the world, subsequently updated in order to fit the historical realities faced by the Qumran sectarians under Roman rule |
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| Item Description: | One folded page titled Synopsis of 1QM 7-9 and 1QM 15-19 inserted in pocket of back cover. - Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Bar-Ilan University, 2007 under title: The War Scroll from cave 1 (1QM) in the light of its related fragments from caves 4 and 11. - Includes bibliographical references (p. [403]-421) and indexes. - Description based on print version record |
| Physical Description: | Online Ressource (viii, 456 p.), map. |
| ISBN: | 904744292X |