REL 3004 Study Guide - Roland De Vaux, Pseudepigrapha, Essenes
Document Summary
Qumran and the dead sea scrolls: historical context: palestine ca 200 bce-70 ce, seleucid kings (greek kings ruling from syria) dominate palestine, 200-165 bce, jewish maccabean revolt ca. 150-65 bce: roman rulers dominate palestine, 64 bce onward, jewish revolt ca. Jerusalem and temple destroyed: variety in judaism b/f 65 ce: various sects/parties/movements, e. g. , Different rel ideas, rel laws, and political views: discovery of qumran and the dss, qumran ruins located at nw edge of dead sea. Isolated spot in desolate region: ruins noted already by 19th century explorers (e. g. , charles clermont-ganneau), but not appreciated. , dss found in 11 nearby caves, 1947-66. Known apocryphal or pseudepigraphal works like enoch and jubilees. Previously unknown works of a jewish sect: excavation of qumran by roland de vaux, 1953-56, occupational periods of qumran. Ib (100-30 bce) complex. heyday of qumran, with large. All rooms were for communal use: traditional interpretation of qumran and the dss (roland de vaux), qumran community produced the dss.
