Essene Sectarianism and Social Differentiation in Judaea After 70 C.E
What happened to the Essenes after the first Jewish revolt? The answer to this seemingly simple question has proven elusive. Prior to the war, the Essenes stood alongside the Pharisees and Sadducees as one of the most prominent social factions in Judaea. Josephus and Philo allege that they numbered...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2006
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Harvard theological review
Year: 2006, Volume: 99, Issue: 3, Pages: 247-274 |
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| Summary: | What happened to the Essenes after the first Jewish revolt? The answer to this seemingly simple question has proven elusive. Prior to the war, the Essenes stood alongside the Pharisees and Sadducees as one of the most prominent social factions in Judaea. Josephus and Philo allege that they numbered in the thousands and that they could be found in cities and towns throughout the country. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-4517 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Harvard theological review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0017816006001246 |