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The twentysixth volume in the DISCOVERIES IN THE JUDAEAN DESERT series. Presenting the Cave 4 manuscripts of Serekh Ha-Yahad or The Rule of the Community, in which the Essenes detailed the guidelines for membership in their community. An important aid to understanding the nature, practice, and ideology of the Qumran covenanters.This volume presents the long-awaited edition of the Cave 4 manuscripts of Serekh Ha-Yahad or The Rule of the Community, in which the Essenes detailed the guidelines for membership in their community. Also known as the Manual of Discipline, a complete scroll was found in Cave 1 at Qumran and this edition illuminates the textual and redactional history of Dead Sea literature. The document is extremely important for understanding the nature, practice, and ideology of the Qumran covenanters. |
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| Author(s) : Philip S. Alexander & Geza Vermes | Format : Hardback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 0198269811 | ISBN-13 : 9780198269816 |
| RRP : £128.00 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Series Title : Discoveries in the Judaean Desert S.
Country Publication : United Kingdom
Publication Date : 30/07/1998
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page Length : 256mm
Page Size : 312mm