Reading for History in the Damascus Document : : A Methodological Study / / Maxine L. Grossman.

Scholars tend to view the Damascus Document as a historical source, but a reading of the text in light of contemporary (audience-oriented) literary criticism finds its emphasis in the ideological construction of history and communal identity, rather than in the preservation of a historical record. A...

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Superior document:Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah Series ; Volume 45
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, The Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill NV,, [2002]
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Year of Publication:2002
Edition:First edition.
Language:English
Series:Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah ; Volume 45.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 255 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • PREFACE
  • LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
  • CHAPTER ONE METHODOLOGY: TOWARD A LITERARY-CRITICAL HISTORIOGRAPHY
  • CHAPTER TWO TWO TEST CASES
  • CHAPTER THREE HISTORY AND TIME IN THE DAMASCUS DOCUMENT
  • CHAPTER FOUR READING FOR HISTORY AND TIME IN THE DAMASCUS DOCUMENT
  • CHAPTER FIVE READING FOR IDENTITY IN THE DAMASCUS DOCUMENT
  • CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSIONS AND CHALLENGES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • MODERN AUTHORS
  • INDEX OF ANCIENT SOURCES
  • SELECTED SUBJECT INDEX
  • STUDIES ON THE TEXTS OF THE DESERT OF JUDAH.