Violence is one of the key themes in the Dead Sea Scrolls. In this volume, Alex P. Jassen explores the intersection of violence and power in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the ancient sectarian movement which generated and preserved these texts. He offers insights into the origins and function of violence for the people behind the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Violence is one of the key themes in the Dead Sea Scrolls. In this volume, Alex P. Jassen explores the intersection of violence and power in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the ancient sectarian movement which generated and preserved these texts. He offers insights into the origins and function of violence for the people behind the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Alex P. Jassen is Ethel and Irvin Edelman Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University. He is the author of Mediating the Divine: Prophecy and Revelation in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Second Temple Judaism (2007), winner of the 2009 John Templeton Award for Theological Promise, and Scripture and Law in the Dead Sea Scrolls (2014).
Inhaltsangabe
1. Introduction 2. From contextless accounts to holistic portraits of violence 3. The beginnings of violent conflict 4. Sectarian identity, intensified conflict, and the turn to violence 5. Persecution, victimhood, and storytelling in sectarian portraits of present-time violence 6. Reversal, reciprocity, and revenge in sectarian fantasies of eschatological violence 7. Violent imaginaries and practical violence in the war scroll 8. Conclusion Bibliography.
1. Introduction 2. From contextless accounts to holistic portraits of violence 3. The beginnings of violent conflict 4. Sectarian identity, intensified conflict, and the turn to violence 5. Persecution, victimhood, and storytelling in sectarian portraits of present-time violence 6. Reversal, reciprocity, and revenge in sectarian fantasies of eschatological violence 7. Violent imaginaries and practical violence in the war scroll 8. Conclusion Bibliography.
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