Civic ideology, organization, and law in the rule scrolls :
Gillihan, Yonder Moynihan.
Civic ideology, organization, and law in the rule scrolls : a comparative study of the covenanters' sect and contemporary voluntary associations in political context / Yonder Moynihan Gillihan. - Leiden : BRILL, 2011. - 1 online resource (586 pages). - Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah ; v. 97 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; List of Tables; Chapter One Introduction; Chapter Two Civic Ideology and Associational Formation; Chapter Three The Damascus Rule: A Politeia for the Righteous Remnant of Israel in the Evil Age (CD A [CD 1-16], CD B [CD 19-20]; 4QDa-h [4Q266-273]); Chapter Four The Community Rule: Statutes for the Council of the Yah?ad (1QS 4QSa-j [4Q255-264], 4Q275, 4Q279); Chapter Five The Rule for the Congregation: A Politeia for Restored Israel at the End of Days (1QSA 4QSEa-i [4Q249a-i]); Chapter Six Conclusion and Synopsis; Bibliography. Index of Modern AuthorsIndex of Ancient Sources.
Using insights from modern sociology, this book argues that the organization, law, and literature of the Dead Sea Scrolls sect expressed an "alternative civic ideology" by which members claimed citizenship in a superior commonwealth that would soon replace the existing Judean state.
9789004212183 9004212183 128329236X 9781283292368
9786613292360
329236 MIL
Dead Sea scrolls.
Dead Sea scrolls.
586 B.C.-70 A.D
Civil society--History.--Palestine
Jews--History--586 B.C.-70 A.D.
Qumran community--History.
Religion and civil society--Palestine.
Religion and politics.
Religion.
RELIGION--Judaism--Sacred Writings.
Civil society.
Jews.
Politics and government
Qumran community.
Religion.
Religion and civil society.
Religion and politics.
Palestine--Politics and government.
Middle East--Palestine.
Electronic books.
History.
BL60
296.1
Civic ideology, organization, and law in the rule scrolls : a comparative study of the covenanters' sect and contemporary voluntary associations in political context / Yonder Moynihan Gillihan. - Leiden : BRILL, 2011. - 1 online resource (586 pages). - Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah ; v. 97 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; List of Tables; Chapter One Introduction; Chapter Two Civic Ideology and Associational Formation; Chapter Three The Damascus Rule: A Politeia for the Righteous Remnant of Israel in the Evil Age (CD A [CD 1-16], CD B [CD 19-20]; 4QDa-h [4Q266-273]); Chapter Four The Community Rule: Statutes for the Council of the Yah?ad (1QS 4QSa-j [4Q255-264], 4Q275, 4Q279); Chapter Five The Rule for the Congregation: A Politeia for Restored Israel at the End of Days (1QSA 4QSEa-i [4Q249a-i]); Chapter Six Conclusion and Synopsis; Bibliography. Index of Modern AuthorsIndex of Ancient Sources.
Using insights from modern sociology, this book argues that the organization, law, and literature of the Dead Sea Scrolls sect expressed an "alternative civic ideology" by which members claimed citizenship in a superior commonwealth that would soon replace the existing Judean state.
9789004212183 9004212183 128329236X 9781283292368
9786613292360
329236 MIL
Dead Sea scrolls.
Dead Sea scrolls.
586 B.C.-70 A.D
Civil society--History.--Palestine
Jews--History--586 B.C.-70 A.D.
Qumran community--History.
Religion and civil society--Palestine.
Religion and politics.
Religion.
RELIGION--Judaism--Sacred Writings.
Civil society.
Jews.
Politics and government
Qumran community.
Religion.
Religion and civil society.
Religion and politics.
Palestine--Politics and government.
Middle East--Palestine.
Electronic books.
History.
BL60
296.1
