The Textual Development of the Qumran Community Rule

by Sarianna Metso

This volume is concerned with tracing the different stages in the formation of the Qumran Community Rule in the light of the material from Cave 4 that has only recently become available. The first part of this ground-breaking work is devoted to determining the differences between the manuscripts of the Community Rule found in Caves 1, 4 and 5. The second part deals with the relationship between the various versions of the Community Rule. The third...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004106839
• ISBN13: 9789004106833
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.6" x 9.6"