The Dead Sea scrolls. [videorecording] /
Rendsburg, Gary A., 1954-
The Dead Sea scrolls. [videorecording] / Gary A. Rendsburg. - Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., c2010. - 4 video discs (360 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 course guidebooks. - The great courses. Religion . - Great courses (DVD) .
In two containers. "Course no. 6362." Twelve lectures lasting 30 minutes each.
The discoveries and their significance -- The first seven scrolls -- Opening and reading the first scroll -- The historical backdrop of ancient Judaism -- The rise of the Jewish sects -- The Dead Sea site of the Qumran sect -- The emergence of the rabbinic system -- A Dead Sea scroll from medieval Cairo -- Pesher interpretation: prophecy read anew -- The war scroll and other apocalyptic texts -- Biblical manuscripts at Qumran -- Alternative views of Qumran and the scrolls. Part 1, Lecture 1. Lecture 2. Lecture 3. Lecture 4. Lecture 5. Lecture 6. Lecture 7. Lecture 8. Lecture 9. Lecture 10. Lecture 11. Lecture 12. Stops and starts en route to publication -- The Qumran vision for a new temple -- Daily life at Qumran -- The Halakhic letter: rituals define the sect -- The Qumran biblical canon -- The Qumran calendar -- Jewish scholars and Qumran ritual practices -- Prayers, hymns, and the synagogue -- Qumran Hebrew as an anti-language -- The enigma of the copper scroll -- Connections to Christianity -- Scroll fragments and a new view of Judaism. Part 2, Lecture 13. Lecture 14. Lecture 15. Lecture 16. Lecture 17. Lecture 18. Lecture 19. Lecture 20. Lecture 21. Lecture 22. Lecture 23. Lecture 24.
Lecturer: Professor Gary A. Rendsburg, Rutgers University.
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.
1598036319 9781598036312
6362 Teaching Co.
Dead Sea scrolls.
Qumran community.
The Dead Sea scrolls. [videorecording] / Gary A. Rendsburg. - Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., c2010. - 4 video discs (360 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 course guidebooks. - The great courses. Religion . - Great courses (DVD) .
In two containers. "Course no. 6362." Twelve lectures lasting 30 minutes each.
The discoveries and their significance -- The first seven scrolls -- Opening and reading the first scroll -- The historical backdrop of ancient Judaism -- The rise of the Jewish sects -- The Dead Sea site of the Qumran sect -- The emergence of the rabbinic system -- A Dead Sea scroll from medieval Cairo -- Pesher interpretation: prophecy read anew -- The war scroll and other apocalyptic texts -- Biblical manuscripts at Qumran -- Alternative views of Qumran and the scrolls. Part 1, Lecture 1. Lecture 2. Lecture 3. Lecture 4. Lecture 5. Lecture 6. Lecture 7. Lecture 8. Lecture 9. Lecture 10. Lecture 11. Lecture 12. Stops and starts en route to publication -- The Qumran vision for a new temple -- Daily life at Qumran -- The Halakhic letter: rituals define the sect -- The Qumran biblical canon -- The Qumran calendar -- Jewish scholars and Qumran ritual practices -- Prayers, hymns, and the synagogue -- Qumran Hebrew as an anti-language -- The enigma of the copper scroll -- Connections to Christianity -- Scroll fragments and a new view of Judaism. Part 2, Lecture 13. Lecture 14. Lecture 15. Lecture 16. Lecture 17. Lecture 18. Lecture 19. Lecture 20. Lecture 21. Lecture 22. Lecture 23. Lecture 24.
Lecturer: Professor Gary A. Rendsburg, Rutgers University.
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.
1598036319 9781598036312
6362 Teaching Co.
Dead Sea scrolls.
Qumran community.