Angels Associated with Israel in the Dead Sea Scrolls

Angelology and Sectarian Identity at Qumran
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-16-155303-5
Verlag: Mohr Siebeck

Buch, Englisch, 348 Seiten, Format (B × H): 233 mm x 159 mm, Gewicht: 554 g

Reihe: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament : Reihe 2

A well-known characteristic of the sectarian Dead Sea Scrolls are their assertions that membership in the Qumran movement included present and eschatological fellowship with the angels, but scholars disagree as to the precise meaning of these claims. To gain a better understanding of angelic fellowship at Qumran, Matthew L. Walsh utilizes the early Jewish concept that certain angels were closely associated with Israel. Moreover, these angels, which included guardians and priests, were envisioned within apocalyptic worldviews that assumed that realities on earth corresponded to those of the heavenly realm. A comparison of non-sectarian texts with sectarian compositions reveals that the Qumran movement's lofty assertions of communion with the guardians and priests of heavenly Israel would have made a significant contribution to their identity as the true Israel.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Walsh, Matthew L.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Heilige & Traditionstexte: Torah, Talmud, Mischna, Halacha
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Archäologie spezieller Regionen und Zeitalter
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten

Über Autor(innen)

Walsh, Matthew L.
Born 1978; 2016 PhD in Religious Studies (Second Temple Period Judaism and Early Christianity) from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; since 2016 Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies, Acadia Divinity College in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada.