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The Use of Sobriquets in the Qumran Dead Sea Scrolls

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by Uk) Dr Matthew A. Collins (university Of Chester

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      Hardback

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      Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

    • Published

      April 2009

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      568g

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    The Use of Sobriquets in the Qumran Dead Sea Scrolls

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    This book constitutes an examination of key sobriquets found among the Qumran Dead Sea Scrolls. Its primary focus is literary rather than historical and concentrates on the function of the sobriquets as labels utilised positively or negatively within the sectarian compositions. Noting the presence of ‘standard’ and ‘variant’ forms of these designations, this study examines the differing form and function of the sobriquets across the range of texts in which they appear. More specifically, it attempts to demonstrate that over time they underwent a developmental process, changing in form and perhaps denotation.

    Adopting a chronological schema that posits a Formative, Early and Late Sectarian Period, and concentrating on the sobriquets ‘the Teacher of Righteousness’ and ‘the Spouter of the Lie’, this investigation observes a development from contextualised scriptural typologies towards titular forms constituting discrete elements of sectarian terminology. A more general evolutionary trend towards a definite (‘standard’) form is also highlighted, with so-called variants representing earlier stages in this process (further demonstrated by means of a supplementary case study involving the sobriquet, ‘the Seekers of Smooth Things’).Comparison of these results with sociological insights, drawing upon the sociology of deviance and ‘labelling theory’, suggests that this phenomenon can be understood against a wider context of labelling practices. Thus it is demonstrated that the sobriquets function as tools for labelling deviance and affirming positive counterparts. Furthermore, it is suggested that the move towards definite titular forms reflects a process of role engulfment, increased prototypically and the ultimate acquisition of ‘master status’.

    Chapter One: The Sobriquets and the Scrolls
    1.1. Introduction
    1.2. Contextualising the Scrolls
    1.3. Re-evaluating the Use of Sobriquets in the Scrolls
    1.4. Chronologically Ordering the Key Texts
    1.5. Conclusions
    Chapter Two: Formative Sectarian Period
    2.1. Introduction
    2.2. Sobriquets in the Formative Sectarian Period
    2.3. Conclusions
    Chapter Three: Early Sectarian Period
    3.1. Introduction
    3.2. Sobriquets in the Early Sectarian Period
    3.3. Conclusions
    Chapter Four: Late Sectarian Period
    4.1. Introduction
    4.2. Sobriquets in the Late Sectarian Period
    4.3. Conclusions
    Chapter Five: The Development of the Qumran Sobriquets
    5.1. Introduction
    5.2. The Evidence for Sobriquet Development
    5.3. The Qumran Sobriquets and the Sociology of Deviance
    5.4. Conclusions Conclusions Bibliography

    Matthew A. Collins is a Research Fellow in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Bristol, and is currently based in Berlin where he is involved with the Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception (EBR).

    Specification

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

    • Published

      April 2009

    • Weight

      568g

    • Page Count

      280

    • Dimensions

      156 x 234 x 18 mm

    • ISBN

      9780567033642

    • ISBN-10

      0567033643

    • Eden Code

      1241297

    More Information

    • ISBN: 9780567033642

    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

    • Release Date: April 2009

    • Weight: 568g

    • Dimensions: 156 x 234 x 18 mm

    • Eden Code: 1241297


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