A path in the wilderness: rethinking Isaiah 40:3 between the Serekh ha-Yaḥad and John the Baptist

The relationship between John the Baptist and the Qumran community has often been proposed since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls and has recently been revived by new studies. This article, focusing on the quotations of Is 40:3 in the Gospels and within the Qumran manuscripts corpus, tries to h...

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Main Author: Minisini, Daniele (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2023
In: Henoch
Year: 2023, Volume: 45, Issue: 2, Pages: 391-412
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Jesaja 40,3 / John the Baptist / Qumran Community
IxTheo Classification:HA Bible
Further subjects:B Is 40:3
B John the Baptist
B Wilderness
B Qumran
B Serekh ha-Yaḥad
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Summary:The relationship between John the Baptist and the Qumran community has often been proposed since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls and has recently been revived by new studies. This article, focusing on the quotations of Is 40:3 in the Gospels and within the Qumran manuscripts corpus, tries to highlight how such a relationship between these two religious phenomena is difficult to prove.
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