The Dead Sea Scrolls As Background to Postbiblical Judaism and Early Christianity: Papers from an International Conference at St. Andrews in 2001 (Studies of the Texts of Thedesert of Judah) [Hardcover]

International Conference on the Dead Sea Scrolls As Background to post (Author), James R. Davila (Author, Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2002 | Series: Studies of the Texts of Thedesert of Judah (Book 46)

The International Conference on the Dead Sea Scrolls as Background to Postbiblical Judaism and Early Christianity (St. Andrews, Scotland, 2001) gathered scholars from a wide range of specialties and perspectives from around the world to explore how the Scrolls contribute to our knowledge of the background of both rabbinic and noncanonical forms of Judaism, and of the origins and early development of Christianity. This volume publishes papers from the conference which deal with the Scrolls and: rabbinic literature; Christian origins; Pauline and Deutero-Pauline literature; and Jewish and Christian liturgy, mysticism, and messianism. It comprises an excellent sketch of the state of the question at the beginning of the twenty-first century and is also programmatic for future research.

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About the Author

James R. Davila, Ph.D., Harvard University, is Lecturer in Early Jewish Studies at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. His previous books include Liturgical Works (Eerdmans, 2000) and Descenders to the Chariot: The People Behind the Hekhalot Literature (Brill, 1999).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 340 pages
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub (December 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9004126783
• ISBN-13: 978-9004126787
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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