The Jewish Sect of Qumran and the Essenes = Nouveau aperçus sur les manuscrits de la mer Morte (1954 Dupont-Sommer / Barnett), book (English ed.)

Jewish sect of Qumran and the Essenes (1954) is a book by André Dupont-Sommer (english ed.).

Editions and translations

First published in France (Editions Lassalle, 1953). Published in London (Vallentine, Mitchell & Co., 1954).Translated into English by R.D, Barnett.

Table of contents

• Translator's Note
• Preface
• I. The Ruins of the Essene Monastery
• II. The Kittim of the Habakkuk Commentary
• III. The Testament of Levi and the Teacher of Righteousness
• IV. The Manual of Discipline and the Community of the Covenant
• V. Rules and Rites of the Community of the Covenant
• VI. The Holy Seasons
• VII. The Doctrine of the Two Spirits
• VIII. Mystical and Moral Ideals
• IX. The Community of the Covenant and the Origins of Christianity
• Postscript dated February 10th, 1954
• Index of Passages Translated from the Manual of Discipline
• Index of Latin Words
• Index of Greek Words
• Index of Hebrew Words
• General Index