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Titolo |
Qumran, the site of the Dead Sea scrolls [[electronic resource] ] : archaeological interpretations and debates : proceedings of a conference held at Brown University, November 17-19, 2002 / / edited by Katharina Galor, Jean-Baptiste Humbert, and Jürgen Zangenberg |
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Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-39868-3 |
9786611398682 |
90-474-0797-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (318 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah, , 0169-9962 ; ; v. 57 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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GalorKatharina |
HumbertJean-Baptiste |
ZangenbergJürgen |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Excavations (Archaeology) - West Bank - Qumran Site |
Qumran community |
Qumran Site (West Bank) Antiquities Congresses |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-297) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Old and recent excavations at Qumran -- pt. 2. Interpreting the Qumran site -- pt. 3. The Qumran cemeteries in context -- pt. 4. Regional aspects of Qumran archaeology -- pt. 5. Appendix, bibliography, and index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Today, archaeology plays an ever growing role in Qumran studies. Fifteen papers presented in 2002 at Brown University provide the necessary data to break new ground in the recent debate about the character of Qumran. Section I discusses material from old and new excavations that help assess the validity of the traditional Qumran-Essene hypothesis. Part II discusses various aspects of the main settlement such as division of space, the character of period III, the date of the cave scroll deposits and the use of food. Part III deals with the Qumran cemetery and a similar graveyard at Khirbet Qazone. Part IV places Qumran into a wider regional context, concentrating on local agriculture and ceramic production. The articles strongly call for a new |
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