Challenges to conventional opinions on Qumran and Enoch issues / by Paul Heger.
Some literary expressions in the Dead Sea Scrolls led scholars to allege that their authors professed a dualistic and deterministic worldview of Zoroastrian origin and that the omission of Moses and Sinai from the Enoch writings evinces that a segment in Jewish society marginalized the Torah, adopti...
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| Superior document: | Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah, v. 100 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah ;
v. 100. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (429 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | Some literary expressions in the Dead Sea Scrolls led scholars to allege that their authors professed a dualistic and deterministic worldview of Zoroastrian origin and that the omission of Moses and Sinai from the Enoch writings evinces that a segment in Jewish society marginalized the Torah, adopting Enoch’s prophecies as its ethical guideline. This study challenges these allegations as utterly conflicting with essential biblical doctrines and the unequivocal beliefs and expectations of Qumran’s Torah-centered society, arguing that scholars’ allegations are erroneously based on interpreting ancient texts with a modern mindset and influenced by the interpreter’s personal cultural background. The study interprets the relevant texts in a manner compatible with the presumed doctrines of ancient Jewish authors and readers. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 128336607X 9786613366078 9004218823 |
| ISSN: | 0169-9962 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Paul Heger. |