02010ctm a2200373 a 4500 15948485 20250312111143.0 ta 150206s2009 gau b 001 0 mul 2009043890 9781589834132 (paper binding : alk. paper) (OCoLC)ocn457010597 DLC DLC C#P CDX COI UBY LNT DLC BM487 .T47 2009b 296.1/55 22 Thomas, Samuel I. (Samuel Isaac) The "mysteries" of Qumran : [manuscript] : mystery, secrecy, and esotericism in the Dead Sea scrolls / Samuel I. Thomas. Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, c2009. xvii, 311 p. ; 23 cm. Early Judaism and its literature ; no. 25 Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Univeristy of Notre Dame, 2007 under title: The "mysteries" of the Qumran community : the Raz-concept in Second Temple Judaism and in the Dead Sea scrolls. Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-293) and indexes. Introduction -- Esotericism, sectarianism, & religious discourses -- Secrets, mysteries, and the development of apocalyptic thought -- A lexicology of mystery in the Qumran scrolls -- Prophetic, sapiential, and priestly "mysteries" -- Conclusion: vision, knowledge, and worship -- Appendix: On the Persian etymology of Raz. Dead Sea scrolls. Qumran community. Judaism History Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D. Early Judaism and its literature ; no. 25. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg acquire 2 shelf copies policy default claim1 2010-03-17 BK rd06 2009-10-16 rc17 2010-06-17 Z-CipVer rh18 2010-12-03 copy 2 added 8 19147 19147 0 0 0 0 EGSTL EGSTL CIRC 2025-03-09 0 296.155 Tho 2009 8164 2025-06-30 00:00:00 2025-03-09 BK