The Dead Sea Scrolls in English

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ISBN: 9781850755630 | 1850755639
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 4/1/1988

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'This significantly expanded and revised fourth edition of what has always been the best English translation of the Scrolls has become a combination of two books: Vermes has replaced nearly all of the original Introduction with an abridged version of the corresponding material from The Dead Sea Scrolls: Qumran in Perspective... He has also added new translations of material that has been published since the last edition appeared in 1975... By far still the best edition of the scrolls in English.' James R Mueller, Religious Studies Review

Preface to the Fourth Edition
Preface to the Third Edition (1987)
Introduction
Scroll Catalogue
List of Abbreviations
The Community	p. 1
Appendix: The Essenes and the Qumran Community	p. 20
The History of the Community	p. 23
The Religious Ideas of the Community	p. 41
Note on the Texts	p. 65
The Community Rule	p. 69
The Community Rule	p. 90
The Community Rule	p. 93
The Damascus Document	p. 95
The Damascus Document: Skin Disease	p. 114
The Damascus Document: Penal Code	p. 115
The Damascus Document: Renewal of the Covenant Ritual	p. 117
The Messianic Rule	p. 119
The War Rule	p. 123
The War Rule from Cave[subscript 4]	p. 146
The Rule of War	p. 149
The Temple Scroll	p. 151
MMT (Some Observances of the Law): Peroration	p. 181
The Wicked and the Holy	p. 183
[subscript 4]QTohorot (Purities) A	p. 184
Curses of Satan and His Lot	p. 185
Curses of Melkiresha	p. 186
The Thanksgiving Hymns	p. 189
The Apocryphal Psalms	p. 237
A Messianic Apocalypse	p. 244
Poetic Fragments on Jerusalem and 'King' Jonathan	p. 246
Lamentations	p. 248
The Words of the Heavenly Lights	p. 250
Songs for the Holocaust of the Sabbath	p. 254
Liturgical Prayer	p. 264
Prayers for Festivals	p. 265
Daily Prayers	p. 267
Blessings	p. 268
Purification Ritual	p. 271
The Triumph of Righteousness	p. 272
The Seductress	p. 273
Exhortation to Seek Wisdom	p. 275
A Liturgical Work	p. 277
A Sapiential Work	p. 278
Bless, My Soul	p. 280
Songs of the Sage	p. 282
Beatitudes	p. 286
The Genesis Apocryphon	p. 292
A Genesis Commentary	p. 300
A Flood Apocryphon	p. 303
The Ages of the Creation	p. 304
The Testament of Levi	p. 305
The Testament of Naphtali	p. 306
A Joseph Apoctyphon	p. 307
The Testament of Qahat	p. 309
The Testament of Amram	p. 311
The Words of Moses	p. 314
A Moses Apocryphon	p. 316
Pseudo-Moses	p. 317
The Samuel Apocryphon	p. 319
Commentaries on Isaiah	p. 320
The New Jerusalem	p. 324
Second Ezekiel	p. 327
The Prayer of Nabonidus	p. 329
The Pseudo-Danielic Writings	p. 330
An Aramaic Apocalypse	p. 331
Commentaries on Hosea	p. 333
Commentary on Micah	p. 335
Commentary on Nahum	p. 336
Commentary on Habakkuk	p. 340
Commentary on Psalms	p. 348
Midrash on the Last Days	p. 353
Messianic Anthology or Testimonia	p. 355
Ordinances or Commentaries on Biblical Law	p. 357
The Heavenly Prince Melchizedek	p. 360
Consolations or Tanhumim	p. 363
'Horoscopes'	p. 367
A Brontologion	p. 370
The Copper Scroll	p. 372
Chronology	p. 379
Major Editions of Qumran Manuscripts	p. 382
General Bibliography	p. 384
Index	p. 386
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