Abstract
Since the early stages of the study of the scrolls found in Qumran, scholars have noticed the central place of atonement in the belief system of the writers of the scrolls.1 The attention given by Christian scholars of theology to the concept of atonement was natural, but by no means overstated. I regard atonement as the major aim of both the members of yahad and the Damascus Covenant. Here I would like to discuss the ideological background for the concept of atonement in Qumran as well as its relevance to the understanding of its halakhic system. I would like to approach it from rather unconventional perspectives: the study of sectarianism in the sociology of religion, and what I call “comparative sectarianism.”
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Sectarianism in Early Judaism |
Subtitle of host publication | Sociological Advances |
Pages | 180-204 |
Number of pages | 25 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781317491392 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2014 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Arts and Humanities