History and memory in the Dead Sea Scrolls: remembering the teacher of righteousness

The nature and reliability of the ancient sources are among the most important issues in the scholarship on the Dead Sea Scrolls. It is noteworthy, therefore, that scholars have grown increasingly skeptical about the value of these materials for reconstructing the life of the Teacher of Righteousnes...

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Main Author: Williams, Travis B. 1980- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom New York, NY, USA Cambridge University Press 2019
In:Year: 2019
Reviews:[Rezension von: Williams, Travis B., 1980-, History and memory in the Dead Sea Scrolls : remembering the teacher of righteousness] (2021) (Jokiranta, Jutta)
[Rezension von: Williams, Travis B., 1980-, History and memory in the Dead Sea Scrolls : remembering the teacher of righteousness] (2021) (Hamidović, David, 1974 -)
[Rezension von: Williams, Travis B., 1980-, History and memory in the Dead Sea Scrolls : remembering the teacher of righteousness] (2022) (Collins, Matthew A.)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Qumran / Dead Sea scrolls, Qumran Scrolls / Research / Teacher of Righteousness
Further subjects:B Dead Sea Scrolls Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Teacher of Righteousness
B Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Damascus Document Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Summary:The nature and reliability of the ancient sources are among the most important issues in the scholarship on the Dead Sea Scrolls. It is noteworthy, therefore, that scholars have grown increasingly skeptical about the value of these materials for reconstructing the life of the Teacher of Righteousness. Travis B. Williams' study is designed to address this new perspective and its implications for historical inquiry. He offers an important corrective to popular conceptions of history and memory by introducing memory theory as a means of informing historical investigation. Charting a new methodological course in Dead Sea Scrolls research, Williams reveals that properly representing the past requires an explanation of how the mnemonic evidence found in the relevant sources could have developed from a historical progression that began with the Teacher. His book represents the first attempt in Dead Sea Scrolls scholarship to integrate history and memory in a comprehensive way
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-431) and indexes
ISBN:1108493335