{"product_id":"beyond-the-qumran-community-the-sectarian-movement-of-the-dead-sea-scrolls-9780802828873","title":"Beyond the Qumran Community: The Sectarian Movement of the Dead Sea Scrolls","description":"\u003cb\u003eA systematic analysis of the Essene Sect that argues a surprising claim\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With the full publication of the Dead Sea Scrolls, fresh analysis of the evidence presented can be -- and indeed, should be -- made. \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Qumran Community\u003c\/i\u003e does just that, reaching a surprising conclusion: the sect described in the Dead Sea Scrolls developed later than has usually been supposed and was never confined to the site of Qumran. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e John J. Collins here deconstructs \"the Qumran community\" and shows that the sectarian documents actually come from a text spread throughout the land. He first examines the Community Rule or Yahad, and then considers the Teacher of Righteousness, a pivotal figure in the Essene movement, discovering that he was probably active in the first century bce rather than in the Maccabean era. After examining the available evidence, Collins concludes that it is, in fact, overwhelmingly likely that the site of Qumran housed merely a single settlement of this widespread movement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCollins, John J.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eJohn J. Collins \u003c\/b\u003eis Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation at Yale Divinity School. His many other books include \u003ci\u003eThe Apocalyptic Imagination: An Introduction to Jewish Apocalyptic Literature, Early Judaism: A Comprehensive Overview, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Apocalyptic Literature.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50413073629458,"sku":"9780802828873","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c1c70c63-6e2a-4d88-af38-1f589ddd458d.jpg?v=1729344425","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/beyond-the-qumran-community-the-sectarian-movement-of-the-dead-sea-scrolls-9780802828873","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}