The War Texts - (Companion to the Qumran Scrolls) by Jean Duhaime (Paperback)

About the Book

Depicts the preparation for and the various phases of the eschatological battle between the 'Sons of Light' and the 'Sons of Darkness'. This book surveys the history of the texts from their initial discovery to their official publication. It describes the different scrolls and gives details of their contents and their relationships to one another.

Book Synopsis

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

Review Quotes

""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."--Sanford Lakoff "Rbl "

About the Author

Jean Duhaime is Professor of biblical interpretation in the Faculte de theologie et de sciences des religions at the Universite de Montreal and is the author of Les esseniens de Qumran, des esoteristes?