The Use of Sobriquets in the Qumran Dead Sea Scrolls

by Matthew A. Collins

Book Overview

This book constitutes an examination of key sobriquets found among the Qumran Dead Sea Scrolls. Its primary focus is literary rather than historical and concentrates on the function of the sobriquets as labels utilised positively or negatively within the sectarian compositions. Noting the presence of 'standard' and 'variant' forms of these designations, this study examines the differing form and function of the sobriquets across the range of texts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567629635
• ISBN13: 9780567629630
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"