Introduction; I: Structure and Plot of the Admonition; II: History; III: Laws; IV: Warnings; V: The New Covenant; VI: The Redaction of the Admonition; Conclusions and Reflections; Notes; Select Bibliography; Text and Translation
Summary
The Damascus Document is the most important witness to the origins of the Qumran community. The author surveys previous research, with particular emphasis on the syntheses of H. Stegemann and J. Murphy-O''Connor. A more comprehensive view of the redaction and ideology of the document is offered, leading to the conclusion that it is originally a product of a community which traced its origins to the Babylonian exile. The extant Cairo manuscripts represent a Qumran recension, confirming the opinion of many scholars that the Qumran community originated as a splinter movement from an earlier and l
Notes
Includes Damascus document in Hebrew with English translation
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-231)
Notes
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