The archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea scrolls
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments for the Second Edition -- Acknowledgments for the First Edition -- 1. An Introduction to the Archaeology of Qumran -- What Is Archaeology, and What Excavation Methods Do Archaeologists Use? -- How Do Archaeologi...
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| Language: | English |
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Chicago
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
2021
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| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Magness, Jodi, 1956-, The archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea scrolls] (2023) (Mizzi, Dennis, 1983 -)
[Rezension von: Magness, Jodi, 1956-, The archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea scrolls] (2022) (Gurtner, Daniel M., 1973 -) [Rezension von: Magness, Jodi, 1956-, The archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea scrolls] (2023) (Crawford, Sidnie White, 1960 -) |
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Dead Sea scrolls, Qumran Scrolls
/ Qumran Community
/ Excavation
/ Excavations
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| Summary: | Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments for the Second Edition -- Acknowledgments for the First Edition -- 1. An Introduction to the Archaeology of Qumran -- What Is Archaeology, and What Excavation Methods Do Archaeologists Use? -- How Do Archaeologists Date the Remains They Dig Up? -- Why Is Qumran Controversial? -- Bibliographical Notes -- 2. The Discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Exploration of Qumran -- Qumran's Setting -- Early Explorers -- The Identification of Qumran -- The Discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls -- Bibliographical Notes -- 3. The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Community at Qumran -- What Are the Dead Sea Scrolls? -- What Do We Know about the Qumran Sect? -- Were the Inhabitants of Qumran Essenes? -- What Is the Connection between the Community at Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls? -- Bibliographical Notes -- 4. The Buildings and Occupation Phases of Qumran -- A Description of Qumran and Its Chronology according to de Vaux -- A Revised Chronology for Qumran -- Where Did the Inhabitants of Qumran Live? -- Bibliographical Notes -- 5. What Do Pottery and Architecture Tell Us about Qumran? -- The Pottery from Qumran -- The "Scroll Jars" -- Was Qumran a Pottery Production Center? -- Was Qumran a Fort in the First Century BCE or First Century CE? -- Could Qumran Have Been a Country Villa? -- The Alternative Interpretations of Qumran -- Bibliographical Notes -- 6. Communal Meals, a Toilet, and Sacred Space at Qumran -- A Toilet at Qumran: The Archaeological Evidence -- Ancient Literary Sources on the Toilets and Toilet Habits of the Qumran Sect and the Essenes -- The Impurity of Excrement in Ancient Judaism -- Communal Meals at Qumran: The Literary Evidence -- Communal Meals at Qumran: The Archaeological Evidence -- Communal Meals at Qumran and Josephus's Essenes. |
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| ISBN: | 1467462411 |