The "mysteries" of Qumran :mystery, secrecy, and esotericism in the Dead Sea scrolls
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Atlanta
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Society of Biblical Literature
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Early Judaism and its literature ;no. 52
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Revision of author's thesis )Ph. D.(--University of Notre Dame, 2007 under title: The "mysteries" of the Qumran community : the Raz-concept in Second Temple Judaism and in the Dead Sea scrolls
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Includes bibliographical references )p. 253-293( and indexes
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Samuel I. Thomas
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Introduction -- Esotericism, sectarianism, & religious discourses -- Secrets, mysteries, and the development of apocalyptic thought -- A lexicology of mystery in the Qumran scrolls -- Prophetic, sapiential, and priestly "mysteries" -- Conclusion: vision, knowledge, and worship -- Appendix: On the Persian etymology of Raz
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، Qumran community
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History ، Judaism - Post-exilic period, 685 B.C.-012 A.D