Iosif D. Amusin (M / Russia, 1910-1984), scholar
Iosif Davidovich Amusin (1910-1984) was a Jewish-Russian scholar.
Biography
Hebraist, orientalist, historian, papyrologist, and specialist in Qumran Studies. The leading representative of the Russian school in ancient Near Eastern Studies during the Soviet period. Twice arrested and sentenced for Zionist connection (1928 and 1938), graduated in 1941 from the History Dept. of Leningrad University. After serving as medical officer in WW2, taught ancient history at Leningrad and Ulianovsk, frequently in trouble with the Communist authorities. Published numerous works on the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Works on Second Temple Judaism
Books
- Teksty Kumrana (1971 Amusin), book <Russian> / Texts of Qumran (Moskva 1971)
- Kumranskaya obshchina (1983 Amusin), book <Russian> (Moscow 1983)