a comparative study of the covenanters' sect and contemporary voluntary associations in political contextGillihan, Yonder Moynihan.creatortextbibliographyElectronic books.History.neLeidenBRILL2011monographiceng1 online resource (586 pages).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.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.Yonder Moynihan Gillihan.Includes bibliographical references and index.a-is---Civil societyPalestineHistoryJewsHistory586 B.C.-70 A.DPalestinePolitics and governmentQumran communityHistoryReligion and civil societyPalestineReligion and politicsReligionRELIGIONJudaismSacred WritingsCivil societyJewsPolitics and governmentQumran communityReligionReligion and civil societyReligion and politicsMiddle EastPalestine 586 B.C.-70 A.D fast BL60296.1Gillihan, Yonder M.Leiden : BRILL, ©201197890042121839004212183128329236X9781283292368329236 MILhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=394338http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=394338EBLCP11101020200709055425.0ocn756484384eng