On Appeals to an Imperfect past in a Present Future: Remembering the Israelite Wilderness Generation in the Late Second Temple Period

The Damascus Document explicitly remembers the Israelite wilderness period as a time of disobedience and rebellion, with dire consequences that endured for generations. At the same time, the same text calls for a communal organization that mimics that of the Israelites during their wilderness period...

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Published in:Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
Main Author: Smith-Christopher, Daniel L. 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2018]
In: Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
Year: 2018, Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 123-142
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Damaskusschrift (Qumran Scrolls) / Memory / Bible. Exodus 18,23-27 / Bible. Deuteronomium 1,15 / Eschatology
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
HD Early Judaism
Further subjects:B Hebrews
B Eschaton
B Dead Sea Scrolls
B Wilderness
B Damascus Document
B Paul
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