The New Jerusalem Scroll from Qumran

By Michael Chyutin

Book Overview

This study presents the first comprehensive reconstruction of the 'New Jerusalem' Scroll from the Dead Sea, through integration of all the known fragments into a single entity. Secret ceremonies in the temple are discussed; an architectural reconstruction of the elements described in the scroll is presented, accompanied by computerized plans; a consideration of the tradition of planning the ideal city leads to an examination of the use of metrology, mathematics; and a number mysticism in the plan of the 'New Jerusalem'. A comparison is also made with the traditions of building orthogonal cities in Egypt, Greece, Rome and the Holy Land, as manifested in archaeological findings.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 185075683X
• ISBN13: 9781850756835
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
• Length: 167 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.5" x 9.5"