Unearth the spellbinding story of the greatest archaeological discovery of the 20th century-a 2000 year old library of historical, religious, and linguistic significance.
Overview
Syllabus
- By This Professor
- 01: The Discoveries and Their Significance
- 02: The First Seven Scrolls
- 03: Opening and Reading the First Scroll
- 04: The Historical Backdrop of Ancient Judaism
- 05: The Rise of the Jewish Sects
- 06: The Dead Sea Site of the Qumran Sect
- 07: The Emergence of the Rabbinic System
- 08: A Dead Sea Scroll from Medieval Cairo
- 09: Pesher Interpretation-Prophecy Read Anew
- 10: The War Scroll and Other Apocalyptic Texts
- 11: Biblical Manuscripts at Qumran
- 12: Alternative Views of Qumran and the Scrolls
- 13: Stops and Starts En Route to Publication
- 14: The Qumran Vision for a New Temple
- 15: Daily Life at Qumran
- 16: The Halakhic Letter-Rituals Define the Sect
- 17: The Qumran Biblical Canon
- 18: The Qumran Calendar
- 19: Jewish Scholars and Qumran Ritual Practices
- 20: Prayers, Hymns, and the Synagogue
- 21: Qumran Hebrew as an Anti-Language
- 22: The Enigma of the Copper Scroll
- 23: Connections to Christianity
- 24: Scroll Fragments and a New View of Judaism
Taught by
Gary A. Rendsburg
