The Qumran Paradigm : a critical evaluation of some foundational hypotheses in the construction of the 'Qumran Sect'

This thesis is a critical study of some of the foundational hypotheses of the Qumran Paradigm. This Paradigm connects the archaeological site of Khirbet Qumran to, on the one hand, the manuscripts from the eleven caves in its vicinity and, on the other hand, the descriptions of the Essenes by Philo,...

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Main Author: De-Looijer, Gwynned Antonia Maria
Published: Durham University 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.575795