History and Memory in the Dead Sea Scrolls: Remembering the Teacher of Righteousness

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Travis B. Williams

History and Memory in the Dead Sea Scrolls

Remembering the Teacher of Righteousness

Travis B. Williams

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Cambridge University Press
16 May 2019

History of religion; Judaism: sacred texts

The nature and reliability of the ancient sources are among the most important issues in the scholarship on the Dead Sea Scrolls. It is noteworthy, therefore, that scholars have grown increasingly skeptical about the value of these materials for reconstructing the life of the Teacher of Righteousness. Travis B. Williams' study is designed to address this new perspective and its implications for historical inquiry. He offers an important corrective to popular conceptions of history and memory by introducing memory theory as a means of informing historical investigation. Charting a new methodological course in Dead Sea Scrolls research, Williams reveals that properly representing the past requires an explanation of how the mnemonic evidence found in the relevant sources could have developed from a historical progression that began with the Teacher. His book represents the first attempt in Dead Sea Scrolls scholarship to integrate history and memory in a comprehensive way.

By: Travis B. Williams
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 157mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 790g
ISBN: 9781108493338
ISBN 10: 1108493335
Pages: 458
Publication Date: 16 May 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Travis B. Williams is associate professor of religion at Tusculum University. He is the author of Persecution in 1 Peter: Differentiating and Contextualizing Early Christian Suffering (2012) and Good Works in 1 Peter: Negotiating Social Conflict and Christian Identity in the Greco-Roman World (2014).

Reviews for History and Memory in the Dead Sea Scrolls: Remembering the Teacher of Righteousness

'Williams provides a welcome advancement of my own and others' past work on the Teacher.' Jutta Jokiranta, Dead Sea Discoveries '… this more sustained application of memory theory to the scrolls is a welcome undertaking which certainly invites further discussion.' Matthew A. Collins, Religious Studies Review