The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Hasmonean State (Studies in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature)

The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Hasmonean State is the first book dedicated solely to the question of how we can learn political history from the Qumran scrolls. This English edition of Hanan Eshel's 2004 Hebrew publication updates that earlier work with more recent scholarship, now also including English-language resources. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 7 Diacritical Marks, Sigla, and Abbreviations......Page 10 Introduction......Page 13 ONE: The Roots of the Hasmonean Revolt: The Reign of Antiochus IV......Page 25 TWO: Questions of Identity: The "Teacher of Righteousness," the "Man of Lies," and Jonathan the Hasmonean......Page 41 THREE: The Succession of High Priests: John Hyrcanus and his Sons in the Pesher to Joshua 6:26......Page 75 FOUR: Alexander Jannaeus and His War against Ptolemy Lathyrus......Page 103 FIVE: A Prayer for the Welfare of King Jonathan......Page 113 SIX: The Pharisees' Conflict with Alexander Jannaeus and Demetrius' Invasion of Judaea......Page 137 SEVEN: The Successors of Alexander Jannaeus and the Conquest of Judaea by Pompey......Page 153 EIGHT: The Assassination of Pompey......Page 171 NINE: The Changing Notion of the Enemy and Its Impact on the Pesharim......Page 183 Afterword......Page 201 Acknowledgments......Page 211 Index of Ancient Literature......Page 213 Index of Ancient Names......Page 219 Index of Geographical Names......Page 223 Index of Modern Authors......Page 225 "The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Hasmonean State is the first book dedicated solely to the question of how we can learn political history from the Qumran scrolls. This English edition of Eshel's 2004 Hebrew publication updates their earlier work with more recent scholarship, now also including English-Language resources."--Jacket