The secret of time : reconfiguring wisdom in the Dead Sea scrolls / by Arjen F. Bakker.

By:

Bakker, Arjen F [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Studies on the texts of the Desert of Judah ; volume 143.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2023.Description: 1 online resource (200 p.)ISBN:

9789004537798

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Secret of timeDDC classification:

223 23/eng/20221116

LOC classification:

BM487

Online resources:

Brill Open Acess

Contents:

Chapter 1 : Beyond the Limits of Wisdom -- Chapter 2 : Redefining the Sage -- Chapter 3 : Continuous Study -- Chapter 4 : The Dynamics of Revelation -- Chapter 5 : Rāz Nihyeh.

Summary: "This book contributes to the rethinking of the Dead Sea Scrolls as an essential and integral part of Judaism in the Greco-Roman period. The Qumran manuscripts attest to the reconfiguration of Jewish wisdom concepts in this period. Strikingly, reflection on time as the organizing principle behind all of reality is formative for these emerging concepts, which are expressed by the enigmatic phrase rāz nihyeh. The secret of time invites us to venture beyond existing categorizations and explore a rich conceptual framework that is manifested across a wide range of texts, beyond generic categories, and overcoming the sectarian divide"--

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Elektronička knjiga	Open Acess (Otvoreni pristup)	OAB223BAKse (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Otvoreni pristup		6170727

"This book started as a doctoral dissertation under supervision of Eibert Tigchelaar at KU Leuven"--Preface.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1 : Beyond the Limits of Wisdom -- Chapter 2 : Redefining the Sage -- Chapter 3 : Continuous Study -- Chapter 4 : The Dynamics of Revelation -- Chapter 5 : Rāz Nihyeh.

"This book contributes to the rethinking of the Dead Sea Scrolls as an essential and integral part of Judaism in the Greco-Roman period. The Qumran manuscripts attest to the reconfiguration of Jewish wisdom concepts in this period. Strikingly, reflection on time as the organizing principle behind all of reality is formative for these emerging concepts, which are expressed by the enigmatic phrase rāz nihyeh. The secret of time invites us to venture beyond existing categorizations and explore a rich conceptual framework that is manifested across a wide range of texts, beyond generic categories, and overcoming the sectarian divide"--

Faculties and departments of Religious Studies, Jewish Studies, Hebrew Language and Culture, Theology, Religion, Divinity, Biblical Studies, Manuscript Studies, academic libraries, biblical seminaries.

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