Historical Perspectives: From the Hasmoneans to Bar Kokhba in the Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls : Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium of the Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature, 27-31 Januaruy, 1999

The papers published in this volume were presented at the Fourth Orion International Symposium, whose focus was Jewish history in light of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The first section, "History of the Jews and Judaism" is devoted to specific topics in Jewish history, such as historical references to the scrolls, comparative studies between the scrolls and Josephus, and issues of Jewish nationalism. The second section, "Community and Covenant," comprises studies of community, Jewish law, and the concept of covenant. The third section, "Natural Sciences and the Scrolls," reports on examinations of DNA preserved in lesther used for the Scrolls, of dust found in jars from Qumran, of the nature of the stitching of the scrolls, and of the composition of the pottery found at Qumran. Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 8 Abbreviations......Page 10 HISTORY OF THE JEWS AND JUDAISM......Page 12 Judean Nationalism in the Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls......Page 14 The Kittim in the War Scroll and in the Pesharim......Page 40 Antiochus IV Epiphanes in Jerusalem......Page 56 Shelamzion in Qumran: New Insights......Page 68 Descriptions of the Jerusalem Temple in Josephus and the Temple Scroll......Page 80 COMMUNITY AND COVENANT......Page 94 The Concept of the Covenant in Qumran Literature......Page 96 "[T]he[y] Did Not Read in the Sealed Book": Qumran Halakhic Revolution and the Emergence of Torah Study in Second Temple Judaism......Page 116 Communal Fasts in the Judean Desert Scrolls......Page 138 The Community of Goods among the First Christians and among the Essenes......Page 158 NATURAL SCIENCES AND THE SCROLLS......Page 174 The Genetic Signature of the Dead Sea Scrolls......Page 176 Analysis of Microscopic Material and the Stitching of the Dead Sea Scrolls: A Preliminary Study......Page 184 How Neutron Activation Analysis Can Assist Research into the Provenance of the Pottery at Qumran......Page 190 F......Page 198 L......Page 199 S......Page 200 Z......Page 201 Index of Ancient Sources......Page 202 Contents 6 Preface 8 Abbreviations 10 HISTORY OF THE JEWS AND JUDAISM 12 Judean Nationalism in the Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls 14 The Kittim in the War Scroll and in the Pesharim 40 Antiochus IV Epiphanes in Jerusalem 56 Shelamzion in Qumran: New Insights 68 Descriptions of the Jerusalem Temple in Josephus and the Temple Scroll 80 COMMUNITY AND COVENANT 94 The Concept of the Covenant in Qumran Literature 96 "[T]he[y] Did Not Read in the Sealed Book": Qumran Halakhic Revolution and the Emergence of Torah Study in Second Temple Judaism 116 Communal Fasts in the Judean Desert Scrolls 138 The Community of Goods among the First Christians and among the Essenes 158 NATURAL SCIENCES AND THE SCROLLS 174 The Genetic Signature of the Dead Sea Scrolls 176 Analysis of Microscopic Material and the Stitching of the Dead Sea Scrolls: A Preliminary Study 184 How Neutron Activation Analysis Can Assist Research into the Provenance of the Pottery at Qumran 190 Index of Modern Authors 198 A 198 B 198 C 198 D 198 E 198 F 198 G 199 H 199 I 199 J 199 K 199 L 199 M 200 N 200 O 200 P 200 Q 200 R 200 S 200 T 201 U 201 V 201 W 201 Y 201 Z 201 Index of Ancient Sources 202

The papers published in this volume were presented at the Fourth Orion International Symposium (Jerusalem, 1999), whose focus was Jewish history in light of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
The first section, “History of the Jews and Judaism,” is devoted to specific topics in Jewish history, such as historical references in the Scrolls, comparative studies between the Scrolls and Josephus, and issues of Jewish nationalism. The second section, “Community and Covenant,” comprises studies of community, Jewish law, and the concept of covenant. The third section, “Natural Sciences and the Scrolls,” reports on examinations of DNA preserved in leather used for the Scrolls, of dust found in jars from Qumran, of the nature of the stitching of the Scrolls, and of the composition of the pottery found at Qumran.

The papers in this volume cover topics such as: the historical references in the Dead Sea Scrolls, comparative studies between the Scrolls and Josephus, issues of Jewish nationalism, Jewish law, and reports on DNA preserved in leather used for the scrolls These symposium papers focus on various aspects of Jewish history in light of the Dead Sea Scrolls, including specific topics of Jewish history and the concepts of community and covenant. A section on natural sciences and the Scrolls completes the volume.