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Otherworldly and Eschatological Priesthood in the Dead Sea Scrolls (2010) is a book by Joseph L. Angel.

Abstract

"Departing from scholarship dedicated to the socio-historical realities of priesthood at Qumran, this book explores, in two parts, the most pervasive literary representations of priesthood in the Dead Sea Scrolls as a reflection of the religious worldview of the Qumran community and broader segments of Second Temple society. Part one compares depictions of otherworldly priesthood in non-sectarian and sectarian documents. Part two examines the historical and traditional roots of portrayals of messianic/eschatological priesthood. The study reveals a fresh understanding of the integral role of priestly imagery in the tension-filled eschatological identity of the Qumran community. It concludes with a consideration of the relationship of the evidence treated to the phenomenon of democratization of priestly holinesses in rabbinic Judaism and Christianity."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in Leiden: Brill, 2010 (Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah, 86).

Table of contents

• 1. Otherworldly priesthood in the Dead Sea scrolls.

Otherworldly priesthood in non-sectarian writings -- Otherworldly priesthood in the songs of the sabbath sacrifice: imago templi and liturgical time at Qumran -- Otherworldly priesthood in sectarian writings

• 2. Eschatological priesthood in the Dead Sea scrolls.

The image of eschatological priesthood in the Dead Sea scrolls -- The historical roots of the eschatological priesthood -- The traditional roots of the eschatological priesthood -- Summary and conclusions

External links

• [ Google Books]