| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 586 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps |
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text file |
| Note |
Previously issued in print: 2017. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
The Dead Sea Scrolls are one of the most well-known archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. This book addresses the proto-history and the roots of the Qumran community and of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the light of contemporary scholarship in Alexandria, Egypt. |
| Audience |
Specialized. |
| Note |
Available through Archaeopress Digital Subscription Service. |
| Contents |
Preface and Introduction; I Alexandria and Jewish Philosophies; II Pythagorean Philosophy; III Background to the Organisation of the Qumran-Essene Community; IV Qumran and the Pythagorean Philosophy: The Eleven Pythagorean Tetraktys in Comparison with the DSS; V Daily Life and Religion among the Qumran-Essenes; VI The Qumran Sundial and Ancient Solar Thinking; VII Back to the Beginning; VIII Summary; Sources, Bibliography, and Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Qumran community.
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Qumran community. |
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Essenes.
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Essenes. |
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Alexandria (Egypt) -- Civilization -- To 1500.
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Jews -- Egypt -- Alexandria -- History -- To 1500.
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Jews. |
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Egypt -- Alexandria. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
To 1500 |
| Subject |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology. |
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Civilization. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Archaeopress, publisher.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781784917289 |
| ISBN |
178491729X |
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9781784917296 (electronic book) |
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