The War scroll, violence, war and peace in the Dead Sea scrolls and related literature : : essays in honour of Martin G. Abegg on the occasion of his 65th birthday / / edited by Kipp Davis (lead editor) [and three others].

• Superior document: Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah, volume 115
• TeilnehmendeR: Abegg, Martin G.,; Davis, Kipp,; Baek, Kyung S.,; Flint, Peter W.,; Peters, Dorothy M., 1958-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah ; v. 115.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (505 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

"This volume is a collection of essays written in honour of Martin G. Abegg from a range of contributors with expertise in Second Temple Jewish literature in reflection upon Prof. Abegg's work. These essays are arranged according to four topics that deal with various aspects of text, language and interpretation of the Qumran War Scroll, and concepts of war and peace in Second Temple Jewish literature. The contents of the volume are divided into the following four main sections: (1) The War Scroll, (2) War and Peace in the Hebrew Scriptures, (3) War and Peace in the Dead Sea Scrolls, and (4) War and Peace in early Jewish and Christian texts and interpretation"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- 1 Introduction / Dorothy M. Peters -- 2 From Concordance to Concordance: Martin G. Abegg’s Work on Computerising and Concordancing the Dead Sea Scrolls / Emanuel Tov -- 3 From “The War Scroll” to A Preliminary Edition of the Unpublished Dead Sea Scrolls: Marty Abegg . . . In His Own Words / Jason Kalman -- 4 Text, Timing, and Terror: Thematic Thoughts on the War Scroll in Conversation with the Writings of Martin G. Abegg, Jr. / George J. Brooke -- 5 Writing a Descriptive Grammar of the Syntax and Semantics of the War Scroll (1QM): The Noun Phrase as Proof of Concept / Robert D. Holmstedt and John Screnock -- 6 The “Mysteries of God” in the Qumran War Scroll / Anthony R. Meyer -- 7 “There and Back Again”: Reconstruction and Reconciliation of the War Text 4QMilḥamaa (4Q491a–c) / Kipp Davis -- 8 Priestly Covenants in 1QM and 1QSb / Dongshin D. Chang -- 9 The War Rule Texts and a New Theory of the People of the Dead Sea Scrolls: A Brief Thought Experiment / Robert Kugler -- 10 Violent Imaginaries and Practical Violence in the War Scroll / Alex P. Jassen -- 11 The Naval Battle in the Qumran War Texts / Brian Schultz -- 12 Wisdom, Poverty, and Non-Violence in Instruction / John Kampen -- 13 Cutting Off and Cutting Down Shechem: Levi and His Sword in the Rylands Genizah Fragment of the Aramaic Levi Document / Dorothy M. Peters and Esther Eshel -- 14 Prophecy, False Prophecy, and War in the Dead Sea Scrolls / James E. Bowley -- 15 Prayer, Liturgy, and War / Daniel K. Falk -- 16 Purity in War: What is it Good for? / Ian Werrett and Stephen Parker -- 17 Violence, Apologetics, and Resistance: Hasmonaean Ideology and Yaḥad Texts in Dialogue / Torleif Elgvin -- 18 Jesus, Satan, and Holy War in the Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls / Craig A. Evans -- 19 The Sword-in-the-Mouth of Jesus the King: Declarations of War and Peace in the Gospel of Matthew / Kyung S. Baek -- 20 Papyrus Hever 30 and the Bar Kokhba Revolt / Michael O. Wise -- 21 The Cave 11 Psalm Scroll (11Q5) and the Textual History of Ethiopic Psalm 151: Memory and Interpretation of David as Anointed Warrior / Steve Delamarter -- A Bibliography of Martin G. Abegg / Kyung S. Baek and Kipp Davis -- General Bibliography -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Ancient Sources.