ISBN:
9789004350434
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xii, 255 pages)
Year of publication:
2002
Series Statement:
Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah v. 45
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Reading for History in the Damascus Document: A Methodological Study
Keywords:
Damascus document
;
Damascus document
;
586 B.C.-210 A.D
;
Judaism History Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D
;
Historiography
;
History
Abstract:
Preliminary Material -- PREFACE -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- CHAPTER ONE METHODOLOGY: TOWARD A LITERARY-CRITICAL HISTORIOGRAPHY -- CHAPTER TWO TWO TEST CASES -- CHAPTER THREE HISTORY AND TIME IN THE DAMASCUS DOCUMENT -- CHAPTER FOUR READING FOR HISTORY AND TIME IN THE DAMASCUS DOCUMENT -- CHAPTER FIVE READING FOR IDENTITY IN THE DAMASCUS DOCUMENT -- CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSIONS AND CHALLENGES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- MODERN AUTHORS -- INDEX OF ANCIENT SOURCES -- SELECTED SUBJECT INDEX -- STUDIES ON THE TEXTS OF THE DESERT OF JUDAH.
Abstract:
Scholars tend to view the Damascus Document as a historical source, but a reading of the text in light of contemporary (audience-oriented) literary criticism finds its emphasis in the ideological construction of history and communal identity, rather than in the preservation of a historical record. An introduction to contemporary literary criticism is followed by a series of thematic readings, focusing on historical narrative, priestly imagery, and gender in the covenant community. Each theme is examined in terms of its potential for multiple (sometimes contradictory) interpretations and for its place in the larger sectarian discourse. This study offers an alternative approach to the historiography of ancient Jewish sectarianism, acknowledging the presence of competing claims to shared traditions and the potential for changes in textual interpretation over time or among diverse communities
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-241) and indexes
DOI:
10.1163/9789004350434
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