by hadassah | Sep 9, 2015 | Sectarian Literature
The Scroll of the War of the Sons of Light against the Sons of Darkness I-II – The Thirty-Five Years War COL I(1) For the In[structor, the Rule of] the War. The first attack of the Sons of Light shall be undertaken against the forces of the Sons of...
by hadassah | Sep 9, 2015 | Sectarian Literature
Psalms Scroll 22-1-15- Apostrophe to Zion Translation by Geza Vermes (4QPSf and 11QPsa). I will remember you, O Zion, for a blessing; with all my might I love you; your memory is to be blessed for ever. Your hope is great, O Zion. Peace and your awaited...
by hadassah | Sep 7, 2015 | Apocryphal Literature
Remarks on the Testament of Kohath from Qumran Cave 4, Edward Cook, Journal of Jewish Studies 44, p.205-219. The recent publication of the fragmentary Testament of Kohath from Qumran Cave 4 (4QTQahat) is a welcome addition to the small but growing body of...
by hadassah | Sep 7, 2015 | Apocryphal Literature
Genesis Apocryphon in the Light of the Targumim and Midrashim, Manfred Lehmann, Revue de Qumran 1, p.249-264. The publication of parts of the Dead Sea Genesis Apocryphon from 1 Qumran (1) brings to us an example of Biblical text treatment much closer to...
by hadassah | Sep 7, 2015 | Apocryphal Literature
Ben Sira and the Qumran Literature, Manfred Lehmann, Revue de Qumran 3 (1961), p.103-116. Shortly after the first Dead Sea Scrolls became known to the scholarly world, Professor Albright stated (1): «The content of the new documents fits satisfactorily into the...
by hadassah | Sep 6, 2015 | Religious Life at Qumran
Yom Kippur in Qumran, Manfred Lehmann, Revue de Qumran 3, p.117-124. The most fruitful examination of matters concerning the priesthood can be in the treatment of the Yom Kippur service in Ben Sira and the Qumran documents. The climax of the Temple service of...
