RLG100Y1 Lecture : February 27
Document Summary
Dead sea scrolls: a collection of between 800-900 documents discovered in 11 caves in the judean desert. Essenes monastic community living a spare lifestyle communal work and prayer. Celibate male community and held property in common. A group that s not the norm set apart. Different approach/way of life than groups at the time isolationists. Referring to texts authors could be sectarian forms of interpretation (way it s read). Don t know if it s the same community. A good theory is falsifiable there are ways that can be refuted. Community rule, 1qs (1=cave, q=qumran, s=serekh or sometimes h=hodayot) Serekh ha yahad rule of the community. 1:1-15 intro aims of the community. 1:16-3:12 description of entrance into the covenant. 3:13-4:26 treatise of the two spirits , summary of main theological ideas. 8:1-9:11 unit describing the ideal community. Summary of communal life, overall picture: 5:1-3. ***communal self-understanding and torah made explicit in the.
