Holistic Qumran : Trans-Disciplinary Research of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls.

By: Gunneweg, JanContributor(s): Adriaens, Annemie | Dik, JorisMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah SerPublisher: Boston : BRILL, 2010Copyright date: ©2010Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (228 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789004190757Subject(s): Dead Sea scrolls | Qumran communityGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Holistic Qumran : Trans-Disciplinary Research of Qumran and the Dead Sea ScrollsDDC classification: 296.8/15 LOC classification: BM175.Q6 -- H65 2010ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Contributors -- Map 1. Schematic map of Middle East, Israel & Qumran -- Map 2. Schematic map of Qumran Site, Caves and Cemetery with indication of recent excavations -- Map 3. Excavation Plan of the Qumran settlement -- Introduction Jan Gunneweg -- 1. The coin beneath the crust: A pilot study of coins from the Mediterranean coast of Israel Annemie Adriaens, Mark Dowsett, Eberhard Lehmann, Yoav Farhi, Jan Gunneweg & L. Bouchenoire -- 2. A short note on the application of synchrotron-based micro-tomography on the Dead Sea scrolls Joris Dik, Lukas Helfen, Peter Reischig, Jorik Blaas and Jan Gunneweg -- 3. Gender and Qumran Katharina Galor -- 4. Was the Qumran settlement a mere pottery production center? What Instrumental Neutron Activation revealed Jan Gunneweg and Marta Balla -- 5. Introduction to the "Buried Bones" Jan Gunneweg -- 6. Animal remains from Khirbet Qumran: A case study of two bones (QUM 392 and 393) from two bone burials Gila Kahila Bar-Gal, Tzviki Rosenberg and Charles Greenblatt -- 7. Degradation of parchment and ink of the Dead Sea scrolls investigated using Synchrotron-based X-ray and Infrared Microscopy Bridget Murphy, Marine Cotte, Martin Mueller, Marta Balla and Jan Gunneweg -- 8. Radiocarbon dating and Qumran Johannes van der Plicht and Kaare L. Rasmussen -- 9. Characterization of the writing media of the Dead Sea Scrolls Ira Rabin, Oliver Hahn, T. Wolff, E. Kindzorra, A. Masic, U. Schade and G. Weinberg -- 10. On the age of Jar-35 Kaare L. Rasmussen, Jan Gunneweg, Johannes van der Plicht and Marta Balla -- 11. Analyzes of a sample of "masse de fer" from Qumran locus 104 excavated by R. de Vaux Kaare L. Rasmussen, Sndrew Bond, Gregory Doudna and Jan Gunneweg -- 12. The sciences and the reconstruction of the ancient scrolls: possibilities and impossibilities (summary) Emanuel Tov.
13. Introduction to "Soap at Qumran" Jan Gunneweg -- 14. Making soap as the Qumranites did Sasja van der Vaart, Alexandra van den Broek, Laura Klerkx and Nanda de Vree -- 15. The Dead Sea, the nearest neighbor of Qumran and the Dead Sea manuscripts. What SEM, XRD and Instrumental Neutron Activation may show about Dead Sea mud Jan Gunneweg -- Epilogue -- Publications -- Index -- Color plates follow page.
Summary: Monotheism is studied through the manuscripts found at Qumran that are in Hebrew and Aramaic and thousand years earlier than the existing Hebrew text, known as the Old Testament. The scientific study of the bio- and material relics found at sectarian Qumran's settlement, caves and cemetery shed light on their culture and religion.
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Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Contributors -- Map 1. Schematic map of Middle East, Israel & Qumran -- Map 2. Schematic map of Qumran Site, Caves and Cemetery with indication of recent excavations -- Map 3. Excavation Plan of the Qumran settlement -- Introduction Jan Gunneweg -- 1. The coin beneath the crust: A pilot study of coins from the Mediterranean coast of Israel Annemie Adriaens, Mark Dowsett, Eberhard Lehmann, Yoav Farhi, Jan Gunneweg & L. Bouchenoire -- 2. A short note on the application of synchrotron-based micro-tomography on the Dead Sea scrolls Joris Dik, Lukas Helfen, Peter Reischig, Jorik Blaas and Jan Gunneweg -- 3. Gender and Qumran Katharina Galor -- 4. Was the Qumran settlement a mere pottery production center? What Instrumental Neutron Activation revealed Jan Gunneweg and Marta Balla -- 5. Introduction to the "Buried Bones" Jan Gunneweg -- 6. Animal remains from Khirbet Qumran: A case study of two bones (QUM 392 and 393) from two bone burials Gila Kahila Bar-Gal, Tzviki Rosenberg and Charles Greenblatt -- 7. Degradation of parchment and ink of the Dead Sea scrolls investigated using Synchrotron-based X-ray and Infrared Microscopy Bridget Murphy, Marine Cotte, Martin Mueller, Marta Balla and Jan Gunneweg -- 8. Radiocarbon dating and Qumran Johannes van der Plicht and Kaare L. Rasmussen -- 9. Characterization of the writing media of the Dead Sea Scrolls Ira Rabin, Oliver Hahn, T. Wolff, E. Kindzorra, A. Masic, U. Schade and G. Weinberg -- 10. On the age of Jar-35 Kaare L. Rasmussen, Jan Gunneweg, Johannes van der Plicht and Marta Balla -- 11. Analyzes of a sample of "masse de fer" from Qumran locus 104 excavated by R. de Vaux Kaare L. Rasmussen, Sndrew Bond, Gregory Doudna and Jan Gunneweg -- 12. The sciences and the reconstruction of the ancient scrolls: possibilities and impossibilities (summary) Emanuel Tov.

13. Introduction to "Soap at Qumran" Jan Gunneweg -- 14. Making soap as the Qumranites did Sasja van der Vaart, Alexandra van den Broek, Laura Klerkx and Nanda de Vree -- 15. The Dead Sea, the nearest neighbor of Qumran and the Dead Sea manuscripts. What SEM, XRD and Instrumental Neutron Activation may show about Dead Sea mud Jan Gunneweg -- Epilogue -- Publications -- Index -- Color plates follow page.

Monotheism is studied through the manuscripts found at Qumran that are in Hebrew and Aramaic and thousand years earlier than the existing Hebrew text, known as the Old Testament. The scientific study of the bio- and material relics found at sectarian Qumran's settlement, caves and cemetery shed light on their culture and religion.

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