The archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea scrolls

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments for the Second Edition -- Acknowledgments for the First Edition -- 1. An Introduction to the Archaeology of Qumran -- What Is Archaeology, and What Excavation Methods Do Archaeologists Use? -- How Do Archaeologi...

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Auteur principal: Magness, Jodi 1956- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Chicago Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. 2021
Dans:Année: 2021
Recensions:[Rezension von: Magness, Jodi, 1956-, The archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea scrolls] (2023) (Mizzi, Dennis)
[Rezension von: Magness, Jodi, 1956-, The archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea scrolls] (2022) (Gurtner, Daniel M., 1973 -)
[Rezension von: Magness, Jodi, 1956-, The archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea scrolls] (2023) (Crawford, Sidnie White, 1960 -)
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Dead Sea scrolls, Manuscrits de la Mer Morte / Communauté de Qumrân / Fouille / Site archéologique
Sujets non-standardisés:B Electronic books
Accès en ligne: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Édition parallèle:Non-électronique
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Résumé:Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments for the Second Edition -- Acknowledgments for the First Edition -- 1. An Introduction to the Archaeology of Qumran -- What Is Archaeology, and What Excavation Methods Do Archaeologists Use? -- How Do Archaeologists Date the Remains They Dig Up? -- Why Is Qumran Controversial? -- Bibliographical Notes -- 2. The Discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Exploration of Qumran -- Qumran's Setting -- Early Explorers -- The Identification of Qumran -- The Discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls -- Bibliographical Notes -- 3. The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Community at Qumran -- What Are the Dead Sea Scrolls? -- What Do We Know about the Qumran Sect? -- Were the Inhabitants of Qumran Essenes? -- What Is the Connection between the Community at Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls? -- Bibliographical Notes -- 4. The Buildings and Occupation Phases of Qumran -- A Description of Qumran and Its Chronology according to de Vaux -- A Revised Chronology for Qumran -- Where Did the Inhabitants of Qumran Live? -- Bibliographical Notes -- 5. What Do Pottery and Architecture Tell Us about Qumran? -- The Pottery from Qumran -- The "Scroll Jars" -- Was Qumran a Pottery Production Center? -- Was Qumran a Fort in the First Century BCE or First Century CE? -- Could Qumran Have Been a Country Villa? -- The Alternative Interpretations of Qumran -- Bibliographical Notes -- 6. Communal Meals, a Toilet, and Sacred Space at Qumran -- A Toilet at Qumran: The Archaeological Evidence -- Ancient Literary Sources on the Toilets and Toilet Habits of the Qumran Sect and the Essenes -- The Impurity of Excrement in Ancient Judaism -- Communal Meals at Qumran: The Literary Evidence -- Communal Meals at Qumran: The Archaeological Evidence -- Communal Meals at Qumran and Josephus's Essenes.
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ISBN:1467462411