Les écrits esséniens découverts près de la mer Morte (The Essene Writings from Qumran / 1959 Dupont-Sommer), book
Les écrits esséniens découverts près de la mer morte <French> (1959) is a book by André Dupont-Sommer.
Abstract
In introduction of this book Dupond-Sommer presents the discovery's history of Dead Sea scrolls' caves, and a short presentation of manuscripts. In the work he discusses about the Essenes in ancient literature, analysis and deepen the sectarian texts. He concludes explaining the mains aspects of sect's history and about the Teacher of Righteousness, deepening his Essene hypothesis and discussant the rapport between Essene and early Christianity. This book completes his precedents works about the Qumran's writings, by joining, after twelve years, the new elements and the new deepenings. -- Matteo Silvestrini -- University of Lausanne
Editions and translations
Published in 1959. Translated into English (1961).