Scriptures and Sectarianism: Essays on the Dead Sea Scrolls

by John J. Collins

Book Overview

Essays representing ten years of John J. Collins's expert reflection on Scripture and the Qumran community are here collected in a volume that is sure to be of interest to students and scholars of Early Judaism and the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Collins opens with the introductory chapter "What Have We Learned from the Dead Sea Scrolls?" before offering essays on the authority and interpretation of Scripture, historiography and the emergence of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802873146
• ISBN13: 9780802873149
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 341 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"