Loading…

Judaism of the Second Temple Period is unavailable, but you can change that!

In this first volume of collected essays on ancient Judaism Flusser examines the influence of apocalypticism on various Jewish sects. He states that the teachings of Jesus, while reflecting first and foremost the views of the sages, were also influenced by Jewish apocalypticism. Examining the Essenes, their effect on Hebrew language, the split of sects, and much more, Flusser's collected essays...

religious and social beliefs, which define the sect and distinguish it from the rest of the Jewish people. The classic formulation of this worldview is found in the third and fourth column of the Manual of Discipline. The sectarian view is ultimately based on a doctrine of dualism, which divides the world into two warring factions: the faction of light and the faction of darkness. According to the Qumran authors, every divine act is guided by this duality (1QS 3.25). The faction of light is led by
Page 2
Buy this book at Logos.com