Name/Title
The Dead Sea scrolls by Gary A. Rendsburg CDDescription
Lecture 1.The discoveries and their significance --Lecture 2.The first seven scrolls --Lecture 3.Opening and reading the first scroll --Lecture 4.The historical backdrop of ancient Judaism --Lecture 5.The rise of the Jewish sects --Lecture 6.The Dead Sea site of the Qumran sect --Lecture 7.The emergence of the rabbinic system --Lecture 8.A Dead Sea scroll from medieval Cairo --Lecture 9.Pesher interpretation: prophecy read anew --Lecture 10.The war scroll and other apocalyptic texts --Lecture 11.Biblical manuscripts at Qumran --Lecture 12.Alternative views of Qumran and the scrolls.^^Lecture 13.Stops and starts en route to publication --Lecture 14.The Qumran vision for a new temple --Lecture 15.Daily life at Qumran --Lecture 16.The Halakhic letter: rituals define the sect --Lecture 17.The Qumran biblical canon --Lecture 18.The Qumran calendar --Lecture 19.Jewish scholars and Qumran ritual practices --Lecture 20.Prayers, hymns, and the synagogue --Lecture 21.Qumran Hebrew as an anti-language --Lecture 22.The enigma of the copper scroll --Lecture 23.Connections to Christianity --Lecture 24.Scroll fragments and a new view of Judaism.
12 sound discs (12 hr.) :digital ;4 3/4 in. +1 course guidebook (iv, 148 p. ; 19 in.)Book Details
Author
Rendsburg, Gary.Date Published
2010Publication Subjects
Dead Sea scrolls.
Qumran community.Call No.
Video DeadISBN
9781598036305, 1598036300LCCN
2010621435