This New Book is a collection of essays from Devorah Dimant, who has spent the last forty five years studying the Qumran texts. The first essay is an invaluable history of research from the 1950’s until today. The essays then fall into three parts: “The Qumran Library,” focusing on collections in the community; “The History of the Qumran Community,” which consists of one 30pp essay; “Themes in the Qumran Literature,” which touches on various ideas such as resurrection and restoration, the temple, sectarian garb, time and Torah in prophecy, and time in the Pesharim; and lastly, “Texts from Qumran,” which is a collection of various essays on different texts.
This work is a valuable addition to anyone’s library who is interested in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Second Temple literature.
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