Conquering the World - The War Scroll (1qm) Reconsidered

This re-examination of the War Scroll (1QM) suggests it is a Hellenistic composition describing an eschatological, two-stage, conquest of the world, subsequently updated in order to fit the new historical realities faced by the Qumran sectarians under Roman rule.

Product details

• Authors: Brian Schultz
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.03.2009
• EAN: 9789004168206
• ISBN: 978-90-04-16820-6
• No. of pages: 458
• Dimensions: 168 mm x 246 mm x 33 mm
• Weight: 975 g
• Series: Studies on the Texts of the De
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations