01389nam a2200289 a 450000500170000000800200001702000300003704100080006708200120007508200120008710000270009910000110012624500360013724500240017324500260019726000110022326000330023426000090026730000110027630000290028730000100031652005620032665000210088865000550090965000690096485600660103320260119071026.02023-08-08 14:10:07  a9780802839886, 0802839886  aeng  a296.155  bJ27-C48  aCharlesworth, James H.  eAuthor  aThe Pesharim and Qumran History  bChaos or consensus?  cJames H. Charlesworth  aU.S.A.  bWilliam B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.  c2002  a171tr.  bPaperback, illustrations  c24 cm  aThe pesharim were a series of early Jewish commentaries on the Hebrew Bible composed at Qumran between 100 and 40 BC. As this study reveals, they are a truly complex and intriguing source for the early Qumran community and its beliefs. Charlesworth's study revolves around the central issue of whether any reliable historical information can be obtained from the pesharim and, if so, what it reveals. Placed within the context of Hellenistic and Jewish historiography, and Biblical literature, this is a specialised study within Dead Sea Scroll scholarship.  aQumran community  aDead Sea scrolls -- Criticism, interpretation, etc  aBible -- Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc, Jewish4 uhttps://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/11514/10.jpgyCover Image