The "mysteries" of Qumran
mystery, secrecy, and esotericism in the Dead Sea scrolls
Thomas, Samuel I. (Samuel Isaac)
creator
text
bibliography
gau
Atlanta
Society of Biblical Literature
c2009
2009
monographic
mul
xvii, 311 p. ; 23 cm.
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.
Samuel I. Thomas.
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.
Dead Sea scrolls
Qumran community
Judaism
History
Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D
BM487 .T47 2009b
296.1/55
Early Judaism and its literature ; no. 25
Early Judaism and its literature ; no. 25
9781589834132 (paper binding : alk. paper)
2009043890
DLC
150206
20250312111143.0
15948485