| Description |
1 online resource (x, 231 pages) |
| Series |
Studies on the texts of the Desert of Judah ; volume 126 |
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Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah ; v. 126.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Provenance and dating of the ger in the Dead Sea Scrolls -- A textual study of the ger in the Dead Sea Scrolls -- Locating the ger and assessing ethnic identity in the sectarian movement -- Sociohistorical comparison between the sectarian movement and Greco-Roman associations -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
"Converts in the Dead Sea Scrolls examines the meaning of the term gēr in the Dead Sea Scrolls. While often interpreted as a resident alien, this study of the term as it is employed within scriptural rewriting in the Dead Sea Scrolls concludes that the gēr is a Gentile convert to Judaism. Contrasting the gēr in the Dead Sea Scrolls against scriptural predecessors, Carmen Palmer finds that a conversion is possible by means of mutable ethnicity. Furthermore, mutable features of ethnicity in the sectarian movement affiliated with the Dead Sea Scrolls include shared kinship, connection to land, and common culture in the practice of circumcision. The sectarian movement is not as closed toward Gentiles as has been commonly considered"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
"This study is a revised version of my doctoral dissertation"--Author's acknowledgments |
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Text is in English, with original Hebrew & Greek text from the Dead Sea Scrolls shown and translated into English |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 20, 2018) |
| SUBJECT |
Dead Sea scrolls. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79071139
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Dead Sea scrolls fast |
| Subject |
Ger (The Hebrew word)
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Jewish converts.
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Ethnicity -- Religious aspects -- Judaism.
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RELIGION -- Judaism -- General.
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Ethnicity -- Religious aspects -- Judaism
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Ger (The Hebrew word)
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Jewish converts
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2018045575 |
| ISBN |
9789004378186 |
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9004378189 |
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