Angels at Qumran : (Record no. 50434)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 97818507533221850753326 |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | BS1830.E7 |
| Item number | .D38 1992 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Davidson, Maxwell J. |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Angels at Qumran : |
| Remainder of title | a comparative study of 1 Enoch 1-36, 72-108 and sectarian writings from Qumran/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Maxwell J. Davidson |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Sheffield, England : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | JSOT Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1992 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 386 p. |
| Other physical details | ; |
| Dimensions | 22 cm. |
| 490 ## - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Journal for the study of the Pseudepigrapha. Supplement series, |
| Volume/sequential designation | 11 |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | PART I. Enochic books. 1. Introduction and methodology: 1 Enoch -- General background -- 1 Enoch and the Qumran community -- The necessity of using the Ethiopic and Greek versions -- The astronomical book -- The book of parables -- The book of giants -- The declining use of Enochic writings at Qumran -- 2. The book of watchers I -- Introduction: the great judgment to come -- The fall of the watchers -- Enoch and the fallen watchers -- 3. The book of watchers II -- Enoch's journeys -- 1 Enoch 1-36 and the genre apocalypse -- Content and function in 1 Enoch 17-36 -- The importance of angels in Enoch's journeys -- 4. The astronomical book -- Outline of the contents of 1 Enoch 72-82 -- 1 Enoch 72-82 and 4QEnastr -- Motivation in the astronomical book -- The roles of Angels in the astronomical book -- 5. The book of dreams -- General character of the dream-visions -- Outline of the second dream-vision -- The motivation underlying the book of dreams -- The roles of angels in the book of dreams -- 6. The epistle of Enoch -- The nature of Enoch -- Form and function in the epistle of Enoch -- The roles of angles in Enoch 91-108 PART II. Qumran sectarian writings. 7. Introduction and methodology: Qumran sectarian literature -- The discovery of the scrolls from the dead sea region -- The sectarian literature from Qumran -- The non-sectarian literature from Qumran -- Methodological issues -- 8. the rule of the community -- Introduction -- The two spirits discourse -- Angels in the remainder of the rule of the community -- 9. The Damascus covenant -- Introduction -- The sect's self-understanding -- Angels in theDamascus covenant -- 10. The Hodayot -- Introduction -- Methodology -- 1QH 3.19-36 -- 1QH 5.20-6.34 -- 1QH 11.3-14 -- God is superior to angels -- Two further texts: 1QH 13.8 and 18.23 -- Angels and nature: 1QH 1.6-13 -- The judgment of angels -- 11. The war scroll -- Introduction -- The forces of evil in the eschatological war -- The sovereignty of God -- God's lot and the angels -- Angelic participation in the eschatological battle -- Additional note: the sources of the dualism of 1QM -- 12. The songs of the Sabbath sacrifice or the angelic liturgy -- Introduction -- The heavenly temple -- The angelic priesthood -- Angelic praise in the Sabbath Shirot -- God is superior to angels -- Angels and the eschatological war -- Angelological terminology of the Sabbath Shirot -- A single leading angel? -- 13. Smaller documents -- The Midrash on Melchizedek: 11QMelch -- The testament of Amram: 4Q' Amram -- Melchiresha in 4Q280 2 -- Blessings and curses in 4Q286 and 4Q287: 4QBerakot -- 4Q180 and 4Q181 -- Description of the New Jerusalem -- The rule of the congregation: 1QSa -- The benedictions: 1QSb -- The florilegium: 4QFlor -- 4QCatena(superscript a) -- The Canticles of the instructor: 4QShir PART III. Enochic and Qumran angelologies compared. 14. Comparisons and conclusions. Introduction -- The nature of angels -- Angels and responsibility for sin in the world -- God's judgment on angels -- Obedient angels and judgment -- The superiority of God in relation to angels -- Angels as mediators -- Further cosmic functions of angels in the Enochic books -- Angels and the throne of God -- The association of the righteous and angels -- Concluding comparative remarks -- Issues for further investigation. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | BibleBible. O.T. ApocryphaChristianity -- Scriptures |
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