THE OXFORD HANDBOOK OF

THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS

Edited by

TIMOTHY H. LIM

and

JOHN J. COLLINS

OXFORD

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For Dr Zelick Perler, M.D.

Physician and father-in-law extraordinaire

On the occasion of his real retirement

דעת רופא תרים ראשו לפני נדיבים יתיצב

(Wisdom of Ben Sira 38:3)

and

For Esperanza Bejarano Yarbro Kish

Mother-in-law extraordinaire

On the occasion of her 96th birthday

‘For wisdom is better than jewels

and all that you may desire cannot compare with her’

(Proverbs 8:11)

Contents

List of Maps

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Contributors

List of Abbreviations

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Current Issues in Dead Sea Scrolls Research

Timothy H. Lim and John J. Collins

PART I ARCHAEOLOGY OF KHIRBET QUMRAN AND THE JUDAEAN WILDERNESS

1. Khirbet Qumran and its Environs

Eric M. Meyers

2. The Qumran Cemetery Reassessed

Rachel Hachlili

PART II THE SCROLLS AND JEWISH HISTORY

3. Constructing Ancient Judaism from the Scrolls

Martin Goodman

4. The Origins and History of the Teacher’s Movement

Michael O. Wise

5. Women in Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls

Tal Ilan

PART III THE SCROLLS AND SECTARIANISM

6. Sectarian Communities in the Dead Sea Scrolls

John J. Collins

7. The Classical Sources on the Essenes and the Scrolls Communities

Joan E. Taylor

8. Sociological Approaches to Qumran Sectarianism

Jutta Jokiranta

9. Qumran Calendars and Sectarianism

Sacha Stern

10. The Book of Enoch ...