The Debate on the Sectarian Movement in the Dead Sea Scrolls Continues

This article reviews the debate concerning the sectarian movement in the Dead Sea Scrolls. The consensus that the movement described in the Damascus Document and Community Rule originated in a dispute over the high priesthood in the mid-second century BCE has broken down in the last two decades sinc...

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Subtitles:Festschrift for Gert Prinsloo
Main Author: Geyser-Fouché, Ananda (Author)
Contributors: Prinsloo, Gert T. M. (Honoree)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Unisa Press 2022
In: Journal for semitics
Year: 2022, Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-27
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Dead Sea scrolls, Qumran Scrolls / Sect / Damaskusschrift (Qumran Scrolls) / Sektenregel (Qumran Scrolls) / Teacher of Righteousness / Priest / Context
IxTheo Classification:BH Judaism
HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Qumran community
B Dead Sea Scrolls
B Prinsloo, Gert T. M.
B Wicked Priest
B Festschrift
B Righteous Teacher
B sectarian movement
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Summary:This article reviews the debate concerning the sectarian movement in the Dead Sea Scrolls. The consensus that the movement described in the Damascus Document and Community Rule originated in a dispute over the high priesthood in the mid-second century BCE has broken down in the last two decades since the unveiling of more texts, especially those from Cave 4. The scope of this debate and the ensuing developments are vast; therefore, the article only briefly discusses the main arguments and the more contemporary discourses, focusing on the five main aspects with their associated topics. These aspects are the Righteous Teacher, the Wicked Priest, the possible schism, the socio-historical context, and the sectarian movement.
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for semitics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.25159/2663-6573/12387