A Gate to Heaven: Essenes, Qumran: Origins and Heirs

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Father Etienne Nodet (Ecole Biblique, Jerusalem, Israel) James H Charlesworth (Princeton Theological Seminary USA)

A Gate to Heaven

Essenes, Qumran: Origins and Heirs

Father Etienne Nodet (Ecole Biblique, Jerusalem, Israel), James H Charlesworth (Princeton Theological Seminary USA)

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T.& T.Clark Ltd
01 June 2023

Christianity; Judaism: sacred texts; Sacred texts

Series: Jewish and Christian Texts

Etienne Nodet proposes that Qumran functioned as a pilgrimage site for the Essenes from the 1st century BC onwards. Nodet suggests that the Essenes were scattered everywhere within Palestine in rural communities and that they used to commemorate a renewal of the early Israelites’ entrance into the Promised Land, after crossing the Jordan river and celebrating Passover at Gilgal with Joshua, Moses’ heir. The Essene dead were moved to be buried at Qumran in a well-organized graveyard, as the place was deemed to be a kind of gate to heaven.

Nodet shows how the Jewish movement of the Essenes did not did not disappear after the war in 70 CE, rather its customs had a strong influence upon early Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism. The chapters of this book examine the Essenes in the period after the war in Jerusalem, showing how this community developed and its longer term significance. This is linked to the texts of the New Testament, to the writings of Josephus and to the Qumran community’s own documents, the Dead Sea Scrolls.

By: Father Etienne Nodet (Ecole Biblique Jerusalem Israel)
Edited by: James H Charlesworth (Princeton Theological Seminary USA)
Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780567709714
ISBN 10: 056770971X
Series: Jewish and Christian Texts
Pages: 252
Publication Date: 01 June 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface Introduction 1. Discoveries and Discussions 2. Judea and Judaism from the 5th Century to the End of the 2nd Century 3. Jewish Parties 4. Essenes and Christianity 5. Essenes and Rabbinic Judaism 6. Final Remarks Appendix I: Notice on the Schools: Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes Appendix II: The Herodians APPENDIX III: Maps Index

Etienne Nodet O.P. is Professor Emeritus of Ancient Jewish Literature at the École Biblique, Israel.