Title:
The Dead Sea scrolls. Part 1 of 2 / Gary A. Rendsburg.
ISBN:
9781598036312
Publication Information:
Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., [2010]
©2010
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (360 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (225 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm).
General Note:
Twelve lectures lasting 30 minutes each.
"Course no. 6362."
DVD.
Contents:
Part 1, Lecture 1. Discoveries and their significance -- Lecture 2. First seven scrolls -- Lecture 3. Opening and reading the first scroll -- Lecture 4. Historical backdrop of ancient Judaism -- Lecture 5. Rise of the Jewish sects -- Lecture 6. Dead Sea site of the Qumran sect -- Lecture 7. Emergence of the rabbinic system -- Lecture 8. A Dead Sea scroll from medieval Cairo -- Lecture 9. Pesher interpretation: prophecy read anew -- Lecture 10. War scroll and other apocalyptic texts -- Lecture 11. Biblical manuscripts at Qumran -- Lecture 12. Alternative views of Qumran and the scrolls.
Summary:
The discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls in the caves of Qumran could be considered the most remarkable archaeological find of the past century. This course explores the archeology, publication, content, and interpretations of the historical period of the scrolls.
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Performer:
Lecturer: Professor Gary A. Rendsburg, Rutgers University.
OCLC Number:
ocn637040974
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