The War Texts: 1 QM and Related Manuscripts

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The War Texts is the name given to a small group of Dead Sea Scrolls that depict the preparation for and the various phases of the eschatological battle between the 'Sons of Light' and the 'Sons of Darkness'. Jean Duhaime briefly surveys the history of these texts from their initial discovery to their official publication. He describes the different scrolls and gives details of their contents and their relationships to one another. Duhaime summarizes the various reasons supporting a dating of this composition to the Hellenistic or Roman period and provides an example of the use of the Bible in the War Texts. The contributors to the Companion to the Qumran Scrolls series take account of all relevant and recently published texts and provide extensive bibliographies. The books in the series are authoritatively written in accessible language and are ideal for students and non-specialist scholars. Companion to the Qumran Scrolls, 6

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"The War Texts by Jean Duhaime provides a first-class introduction to the war manuscripts found at Qumran. As an expert in Qumran war texts, Duhaime presents the complex material and the scholarly debate in a profound and cautious way, offering the first complete introduction to the war-related texts of Qumran. ... Beginners as well as senior students of the Dead Sea Scrolls will find much of benefit in Jean Duhaime.s excellent introduction to the war texts." -- Annette Steudel, Review of Biblical Literature * RBL *

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Jean Duhaime is Professor of biblical interpretation in the Facult de thologie et de sciences des religions at the Universit de Montral and is the author of Les essniens de Qumrn, des sotristes