The "mysteries" of Qumran :mystery, secrecy, and esotericism in the Dead Sea scrolls
Atlanta
Society of Biblical Literature
Early Judaism and its literature ;no. 52
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
Includes bibliographical references )p. 253-293( and indexes
Samuel I. Thomas
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
، Qumran community
History ، Judaism - Post-exilic period, 685 B.C.-012 A.D