Scribes and scrolls at Qumran /

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Author / Creator:	Crawford, Sidnie White, author.
Imprint:	Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2019. ©2019
Description:	xviii, 406 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, plans ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Dead Sea scrolls -- History. Dead Sea scrolls. Qumran community. Essenes. Scribes, Jewish. Essenes. Qumran community. Scribes, Jewish. Qumran Site (West Bank) West Bank -- Qumran Site. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13175008

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ISBN:	9780802866202 0802866204
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. committed to retain from JKM Seminaries Library 2023 JKM University of Chicago Library
Summary:	"The author provides a thorough case for supporting the traditional position in Qumran scholarship, that Qumran was an Essene scribal center in competition with the Jerusalem temple and that the surrounding caves were used regularly for scrolls storage"--
Standard no.:	40029323049

Table of Contents:

Figures
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
1. Introduction
Part I. Scribes and Libraries in the Ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean Worlds
2. Scribes and Libraries in the Ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean Worlds
3. Scribes and Libraries in Ancient Israel
Part II. The Qumran Evidence
4. Caves and Scrolls: The Archaeology of the Caves and the Texts Found in Them
5. The Archaeology of Qumran
6. The Qumran Scrolls Collection: A Scribal Library with a Sectarian Component
Part III. Conclusions
7. Who Owned the Scrolls? The Qumran-Essene Hypothesis Revisited
8. Scribes and Scrolls at Qumran: A New Synthesis
Bibliography
Index of Authors
Index of Subjects
Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Texts

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