RT Book T1 The Dead Sea scrolls: texts and context T2 Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah A2 Hempel, Charlotte 1966- LA English PP Leiden Netherlands Boston PB Brill YR 2010 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/687102804 AB This volume presents the proceedings of an international conference of the same title held at the University of Birmingham in 2007. The contributors are drawn from the ranks of leading intenational specialists in the field writing alongside promising younger scholars. The volume includes studies on the contribution of the Scrolls to Second Temple Jewish history, the archaeological context, the role of the temple and its priesthood, as well as treatments on selected texts and issues. These proceedings offer a timely and up to date assessment of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the material remains unea OP 552 NO "This volume presents the proceedings of an international conference of the same title held at the University of Birmingham in 2007. The contributors are drawn from the ranks of leading international specialists in the field writing alongside promising younger scholars. The volume includes studies on the contribution of the Scrolls to Second Temple Jewish history, the archaeological context, the role of the Temple and its priesthood, as well as treatments on selected texts and issues. These proceedings offer a timely and up to date assessment of the Dead Sea scrolls and the material remains unearthed at Qumran in their wider context and not infrequently challenge prevailing lines of interpretation"--Jacket NO Includes bibliographical references and index CN BM487 SN 90-04-16784-6 SN 978-90-04-16784-1 K1 Dead Sea Scrolls : Congresses K1 Dead Sea Scrolls : 4Q : Congresses K1 Judaism : History : Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D : Congresses K1 Priests, Jewish : Congresses K1 Excavations (archaeology) : West Bank : Qumran Site : Congresses K1 Qumran Site (West Bank) : Antiquities : Congresses