TY  - MANSCPT
AU  - Thomas,Samuel I.
TI  - The "mysteries" of Qumran: mystery, secrecy, and esotericism in the Dead Sea scrolls 
SN  - 9781589834132 (paper binding : alk. paper)
AV  - BM487 .T47 2009b
U1  - 296.1/55 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Atlanta
PB  - Society of Biblical Literature
KW  - Dead Sea scrolls
KW  - Qumran community
KW  - Judaism
KW  - History
KW  - Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D
N1  - Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Univeristy of Notre Dame, 2007 under title: The "mysteries" of the Qumran community : the Raz-concept in Second Temple Judaism and in the Dead Sea scrolls; Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-293) and indexes; Introduction -- Esotericism, sectarianism, & religious discourses -- Secrets, mysteries, and the development of apocalyptic thought -- A lexicology of mystery in the Qumran scrolls -- Prophetic, sapiential, and priestly "mysteries" -- Conclusion: vision, knowledge, and worship -- Appendix: On the Persian etymology of Raz
ER  -