Communities of the Last Days: The Dead Sea Scrolls, the New Testament & the Story of Israel,9780830815975

Communities of the Last Days: The Dead Sea Scrolls, the New Testament & the Story of Israel

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ISBN13: 9780830815975
ISBN10: 083081597X
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-02-01
Publisher(s): Intervarsity Pr
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Summary

The Essene community of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Christian communities of the New Testament shared this in common: they each thought of themselves as a community living in the last days. Here lies a fascinating perspective for exploring the relationship between the Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament.

The full publication of the Dead Sea Scrolls was a 1990s media event. The significance of these texts for understanding Second Temple Judaism and early Christianity continues to be explored in a burgeoning industry of scholarly study. Meanwhile, numerous popular books on the scrolls have indulged in sensational and unfounded claims regarding their relationship to early Christianity.

In Communities of the Last Days C. Marvin Pate tells the story of the discovery and publication of the Dead Sea Scrolls and introduces us to these ancient Jewish texts and fragments and to the community that produced and collected them. Within this remarkable evidence of a Jewish sectarian community of the first century, he finds an analysis and solution to Israel's plight t

Author Biography

C. Marvin Pate is professor of Bible at Moody Bible Institute.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 9(2)
Abbreviations 11(6)
Introduction 17(6)
From Exile to the Return
23(30)
The Story of Israel & the Publication of the DSS
Introduction
23(1)
The Story of Israel
24(5)
The Publication of the DSS
29(7)
The Literature Comprising the DSS
36(15)
Conclusion
51(2)
Prelude to the Story
53(32)
The DSS, the Essenes & the NT
Introduction
53(1)
The Identification of the Community Producing the DSS
54(24)
The Relationship Between the DSS and the NT
78(4)
Conclusion
82(3)
The Hermeneutic of Restoration
85(22)
Matthew, Pesher & the DSS
Introduction
85(2)
The Story of Israel in the DSS and the Matthew
87(7)
Matthew, Pesher and the Restoration of Israel
94(11)
Conclusion
105(2)
Messianism in the DSS & in the NT
107(26)
Retelling the Story of Israel
Introduction
107(2)
Davidic Messiah
109(10)
Priest
119(3)
The Prophet-like-Moses
122(4)
The Danielic Son of Man
126(6)
Conclusion
132(1)
Story, Symbol & Praxis
133(22)
Luke-Acts & the DSS
Introduction
133(1)
Praxis
134(12)
Symbol
146(6)
The Story of Israel
152(2)
Conclusion
154(1)
The Reverse of the Curse
155(24)
Justification According to the DSS & Paul
Introduction
155(2)
Justification According to the DSS
157(7)
Paul's Reversal of the Deuteronomic Curses and Blessings
164(13)
Conclusion
177(2)
The Agony of the Ecstasy
179(18)
The Colossian Heresy, the Angelic Liturgy & the Story of Israel
Introduction
179(3)
Mysticism: Angelic Worship
182(4)
Legalism: Angelic Revelation
186(7)
Asceticism: Angelic Purity
193(1)
Conclusion
194(3)
Monotheism, Covenant & Eschatology
197(18)
Hebrews & the DSS
Introduction
197(3)
Obedience to God: Hebrews 1:1--4:13
200(7)
The New Covenant in the DSS and in Hebrews 8
207(1)
True Worship: Hebrews 4:14--7:28; 9:1--10:39
208(3)
Conclusion
211(4)
Exile & Eschatology
215(22)
The Gospel of John & the DSS
Introduction
215(2)
The Teacher of Righteousness and Jesus
217(9)
The Subversion of the Story of Israel by the DSS and John
226(3)
Conclusion
229(2)
Conclusion: The Real Story Behind the Story of Israel
231(6)
Notes 237(49)
Selected Bibliography 286(5)
Subject Index 291(3)
Scripture & Ancient Texts Index 294

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