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The Dead Sea scrolls: a new translation
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9780060692018
9780060692001
9780060766627
006076662
9780060692001
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Table of Contents
From the Book - First edition.
Introduction
A Dead Sea Scrolls time line
Reading a Dead Sea Scroll
How to read this book
The Damascus document
Tales of the Patriarchs
Thanksgiving psalms
A commentary on Habakkuk
Charter of a Jewish sectarian association
Charter for Israel in the last days
Priestly blessings for the last days
The war scroll
The words of Moses
The book of secrets
Tongues of fire
A vision of the new Jerusalem
Festival prayers
A list of buried treasure
The copper scroll
Apocryphal psalms
A reworking of Genesis and Exodus
Ordinances
An account of the story of Samuel
Commentaries on Isaiah
A commentary on Hosea
A commentary on Nahum
Commentaries on psalms
The last days : a commentary on selected verses
A collection of Messianic proof texts
A commentary on consoling passages in Scripture
The last days : an interpretation of selected verses
A lament for Zion
The ages of the world
A sectarian history
Wiles of the wicked woman
In praise of wisdom
A horoscope written in code
The book of giants
The words of Levi
The last words of Nahptali
A parapharse of Genesis and Exodus
Israel and the holy land
Enoch and the watchers
The healing of King Nabonidus
The vision of Daniel
A vision of the son of God
The acts of a king
A commentary on the law of Moses
A commentary on Genesis
Portions of sectarian law
Ritual purity laws concerning liquidds
Rule of initiation
The ashes of the red heifer
Ritual purity laws concerning menstration
Laws concerning lots
A liturgy of blessing and cursing
Laws for purification
Laws about gleaning
The war of the Messiah
The sage to the "children of dawn"
The parable of the bountiful tree
The phases of the moon
A divination text (Brontologion)
Calendar of the heavenly signs
Synchronistic calendars
An annalistic calendar
Priestly service : Sabbath, month, and festival (year one)
Priestly service : Sabbath, month, and festival (year four)
Sabbaths and festivals of the year
Priestly service as the seasons change
Priestly rotation on the Sabbath
Priestly service on the Passover
Priestly service on new year's day
A liturgical calendar
False propehts in Israel
An annotated law of Moses
The inheritance of the firstborn, the Mesiah of David
A sermon on the flood
Stories about the tribes of Israel
A discourse on the Exodus and conquest
The test of a true prophet
A Moses apocryphon
Psalms of Joshua
A collection of royal psalms
An apocryphon of Elijah
Prophetic Apocryphon
God the creator
Prayers for forgiveness
A sectarian manifesto
The songs of the Sabbath sacrafice
Prayer of praise
A liturgy
The secret of the way things are
A baptismal liturgy
A commentary on Genesis and Exodus
A collection of proverbs
In praise of God's grace
Hymns of thanksgiving
Meditation of the sage
In priase of king Jonathan
Meditation on Israel's history
Lives of the patriarchs
The archangel Michael and King Zedekiah
Assorted manuscripts
The two ways
A record of disciplinary action
A prayer for deliverance
A liturgy of thanksgiving
Daily prayers
The words of heavenly lights
The songs of the sage for protection against evil spirits
a purification ritual
Redemption and resurrection
A tale of Joshua
The blessings of the wise
The words of the archangel Michael
The birth of the Chosen One
The vision of Jacob
An Apocryphon of Judah
The last words of Joseph
The last words of Kohath
The vision of Amram
Hur and Miriam
The tale of Bagasraw
The vision of the four trees
A biblical chronology
An exorcism
An Aramaic horoscope
An Aramaic text on the Persian Period
A priestly vision
Thanksgivings
Apocryphal psalms of David
An Aramaic translation of the book of Job
Songs to disperse demons
The coming of Melchizadek
The temple scroll.
From the Book - Revised Edition.
I. Prolegomena
A Dead Sea Scrolls time line
Reading a Dead Sea Scroll
How to read this book
II. Texts
The Damascus document
Tales of the Patriarchs
Thanksgiving Psalms (The Thanksgiving Scroll)
A commentary on Habakkuk
Charter of a Jewish sectarian association
Charter for Israel in the last days
Priestly blessings for the last days
The War Scroll
The words of Moses
The book of secrets
Tongues of fire
A vision of the New Jerusalem
Festival prayers
A list of buried treasure
The Copper Scroll
Apocryphal Psalms
A reworking of Genesis and Exodus
Ordinances
An account of the story of Samuel
Commentaries on Isaiah
A commentary on Hosea
A commentary on Nahum
Commentaries on Psalms
The last days: a commentary on selected verses
A lament for Zion
The ages of the world
A sectarian history
Wiles of the wicked woman
In praise of wisdom
A horoscope written in code
The book of giants
The words of Levi, Geniza fragments, Mt. Athos Greek text
The last words of Naphtali
A paraphrase of Genesis and Exodus
Israel and the Holy Land
Enoch and the watchers
The healing of King Nabonidus
The vision of Daniel.
A vision of the Son of God
The acts of a king
A commentary on the Law of Moses
Commentaries on Genesis
Portions of sectarian law
Ritual purity laws concerning liquids
Rule of initiation
The ashes of the red heifer
Ritual purity laws concerning menstruation
Laws concerning lots
A liturgy of blessing and cursing
Laws for purification
Laws about gleaning
The war of the Messiah
The sage to the "children of dawn"
The parable of the bountiful tree
A reader's guide to the Qumran Calendar Texts
The phases of the moon
A divination text (Brontologion)
Calendar of the heavenly signs
Synchronistic calendars
An annalistic calendar
Priestly service: Sabbath, month, and festival
year one
Priestly service: Sabbath, month, and festival
year four
The Sabbath and festivals of the year
Priestly service as the seasons change
Priestly rotation on the Sabbath
Priestly service on the Passover
Priestly service on New Year's Day
A liturgical calendar
False prophets in Israel
An annotated law of Moses
The inheritance of the firstborn, the Messiah of David
A sermon on the Flood
Stories about the tribes of Israel
A discourse on the Exodus and conquest
The test of a true prophet
A Moses apocryphon
Psalms of Joshua
A collection of Royal Psalms
An apocryphon of Elijah
God the Creator
Prayers for forgiveness
A sectarian manifesto
The Songs of the Sabbath sacrifice
Prayer of praise
A liturgy
The secret of the way things are
A baptismal liturgy
A commentary on Genesis and Exodus
A collection of Proverbs
In praise of God's grace
Hymns of Thanksgiving
Meditation of the sage
In praise of King Jonathan
Meditation on Israel's history
Lies of the Patriarchs
The Archangel Michael and King Zedekiah
Assorted manuscripts
The two ways
A record of disciplinary action
A prayer for deliverance
A liturgy of thanksgiving
Daily prayers
The words of the heavenly lights
The songs of sage for protection against evil spirits
A purification ritual
Redemption and resurrection
A tale of Joshua
The blessings of the wise
The words of the Archangel Michael
The birth of the chosen one
The vision of Jacob
An apocryphon of Judah
The last words of Joseph
The last words of Kohath
The vision of Amram
Hur and Miriam
The tale of Bagastraw
The vision of the four trees
A biblical chronology
An exorcism
An Aramaic horoscope
An Aramaic text on the Persian period
A priestly vision
Thanksgiving
Apocryphal Psalms of David
An Aramaic translation of the book of Job
Songs to disperse demons
The coming of Melchizedek
The temple scroll
III. Epilogue.
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