The War Texts : 1 QM and Related Manuscripts.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (155 pages)
- Companion to the Qumran Scrolls Series .
- Companion to the Qumran Scrolls Series .
Intro -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Editions, Translations and Bibliographies -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Discovery, Identification and Official Edition of the War Texts -- 1.2. The Study of the War Texts -- 2. The Manuscripts of the War Texts and their Contents -- 2.1. 1QM and 1Q33 -- 2.2. Copies of a Similar Recension -- 2.3. Copies of Other Recensions -- 2.4. The Lost End of the Rule of the War! -- 2.5. A 'Self-Glorification Hymn' -- 2.6. Summary -- 3. The Composition and Genre of 1QM -- 3.1. The Problem -- 3.2. Internal Evidence in IQM -- 3.3. Evidence from Cave 4 -- 3.4. The Literary Genre of IQM -- 3.5. Summary -- 4. The Date of IQM -- 4.1. Dating IQM -- 4.2. Terminus a quo and terminus ad quern -- 4.3. Relationship with the Book of Daniel -- 4.4. Historical References in IQM 1-2 -- 4.5. The Kittim as the Main Enemy -- 4.6. The Sequence of the War -- 4.7. Military Equipment and Tactics -- 4.8. Relationship with Other Qumran Texts -- 4.9. Summary and Assessment -- 5. The War Texts and the Hebrew Bible -- 5.1. Overview -- 5.2. A Prayer of Biblical Inspiration: 1QM 11.1-12 -- 5.3. Summary -- Cumulative Bibliography -- Index of References -- Index of Authors -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y.
The War Texts is the name given to a small group of Dead Sea Scrolls that depict the preparation for and the various phases of the eschatological battle between the 'Sons of Light' and the 'Sons of Darkness'. Jean Duhaime briefly surveys the history of these texts from their initial discovery to their official publication. He describes the different scrolls and gives details of their contents and their relationships to one another. Duhaime summarizes the various reasons supporting a dating of this composition to the Hellenistic or Roman period and provides an example of the use of the Bible in the War Texts. The contributors to the Companion to the Qumran Scrolls series take account of all relevant and recently published texts and provide extensive bibliographies. The books in the series are authoritatively written in accessible language and are ideal for students and non-specialist scholars. Companion to the Qumran Scrolls, 6.
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War of the Sons of Light against the Sons of Darkness.