TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gillihan,Yonder Moynihan
TI  - Civic ideology, organization, and law in the rule scrolls: a comparative study of the covenanters' sect and contemporary voluntary associations in political context 
T2  - Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah
SN  - 9789004212183
AV  - BL60 
U1  - 296.1 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Leiden
PB  - BRILL
KW  - Dead Sea scrolls
KW  - fast
KW  - Civil society
KW  - Palestine
KW  - History
KW  - Jews
KW  - 586 B.C.-70 A.D
KW  - Qumran community
KW  - Religion and civil society
KW  - Religion and politics
KW  - Religion
KW  - Société civile
KW  - Histoire
KW  - Juifs
KW  - 586 av. J.-C.-70
KW  - Communauté de Qumrān
KW  - Religion et société civile
KW  - Religion et politique
KW  - religion (discipline)
KW  - aat
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Judaism
KW  - Sacred Writings
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Politique et gouvernement
KW  - Middle East
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; List of Tables; Chapter One Introduction; Chapter Two Civic Ideology and Associational Formation; Chapter Three The Damascus Rule: A Politeia for the Righteous Remnant of Israel in the Evil Age (CD A [CD 1-16], CD B [CD 19-20]; 4QDa-h [4Q266-273]); Chapter Four The Community Rule: Statutes for the Council of the Yah?ad (1QS 4QSa-j [4Q255-264], 4Q275, 4Q279); Chapter Five The Rule for the Congregation: A Politeia for Restored Israel at the End of Days (1QSA 4QSEa-i [4Q249a-i]); Chapter Six Conclusion and Synopsis; Bibliography; Index of Modern AuthorsIndex of Ancient Sources
N2  - Using insights from modern sociology, this book argues that the organization, law, and literature of the Dead Sea Scrolls sect expressed an "alternative civic ideology" by which members claimed citizenship in a superior commonwealth that would soon replace the existing Judean state
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