Dualism in Qumran

 

Géza G. Xeravits

Continuum International Publishing Group, 2010-08-26 - 199 pages

 

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Dualism in Qumran is an assessment of dualistic thinking in the material found at Qumran, in the light of two decades of Qumran research.

A key facet of studying the Dead Sea Scrolls has always been to support the conviction that it is impossible to deduce compelling doctrines in the 'theology of Qumran' û that scholars should not attempt to falsely impose a sophisticated doctrinal system upon the texts. However, since virtually all of the Qumran material has now been published the time is now ripe to consider key themes which occur in the Qumran material in greater depth. The contributors to the present volume begin this work, opening up new fields of enquiry to stimulate further reflection on the topic of dualism. The essays assess such issues as: the origin of Qumran's dualism; the literary growth of the passages in question; and the social/ideological setting of the dualistic passages within the Qumran Library.

 

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