Religion in the Dead Sea Scrolls Barabara Vasiloff The Promise of Ecumenical Interpretation

The Promise of Ecumenical Interpretation pursues its ecumenical goals by allowing the Bible itself to serve as the point of commonality

Even powerful states face disaster if their armies do not adapt military doctrine to meet new challenges

located in the geographical area then called Canaan

balanced appraisal of its topic

but in the mysteries of spiritual life

Religion in the Dead Sea Scrolls Barabara Vasiloff The Promise of Ecumenical InterpretationThe Dead Sea Scrolls have profoundly changed the way we think about the Bible. But what is the religion found in the Scrolls themselves? This book provides a much needed assessment of several major aspects of the religion of the Dead Sea Scrolls in light of recent publications. Eight leading experts explore the concept of divinity in the Scrolls, the Scrolls' relation to important halakic issues, the question of Hellenistic influence in the Scrolls,