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| ISBN: | 9789004181465
9004181466
1282952269
9781282952263
9789004181458
9004181458
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-350) and indexes.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | Departing from scholarship dedicated to the socio-historical realities of priesthood at Qumran, this book explores, in two parts, the most pervasive literary representations of priesthood in the Dead Sea Scrolls as a reflection of the religious worldview of the Qumran community and broader segments of Second Temple society. Part one compares depictions of otherworldly priesthood in non-sectarian and sectarian documents. Part two examines the historical and traditional roots of portrayals of messianic/eschatological priesthood. The study reveals a fresh understanding of the integral role of priestly imagery in the tension-filled eschatological identity of the Qumran community. It concludes with a consideration of the relationship of the evidence treated to the phenomenon of democratization of priestly holinesses in rabbinic Judaism and Christianity. --From publisher's description.
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| Other form: | Print version: Angel, Joseph L. Otherworldly and eschatological priesthood in the Dead Sea scrolls. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010 9789004181458
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