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
- Rukopisi Mertovogo Moria (1960 Amusin), book (Moscow 1960; 2nd ed. 1961)
- Naksodki u Mertovog moria <Russian> / Discoveries by the Dead Sea (Moscow 1964; 2nd ed.: 1965)
- Teksty Kumrana <Russian> / Texts of Qumran (Moskva 1971)
- The Qumran Community <Russian> (Moscow 1983)