The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Hasmonean State is the first book dedicated solely to the question of how we can learn political history from the Qumran scrolls. This English edition of Hanan Eshels 2004 Hebrew publication updates that earlier work with more recent scholarship, now also including English-language resources.
Author(s): Hanan Eshel
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 229
Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 7
Diacritical Marks, Sigla, and Abbreviations......Page 10
Introduction......Page 13
ONE: The Roots of the Hasmonean Revolt: The Reign of Antiochus IV......Page 25
TWO: Questions of Identity: The "Teacher of Righteousness," the "Man of Lies," and Jonathan the Hasmonean......Page 41
THREE: The Succession of High Priests: John Hyrcanus and his Sons in the Pesher to Joshua 6:26......Page 75
FOUR: Alexander Jannaeus and His War against Ptolemy Lathyrus......Page 103
FIVE: A Prayer for the Welfare of King Jonathan......Page 113
SIX: The Pharisees' Conflict with Alexander Jannaeus and Demetrius' Invasion of Judaea......Page 137
SEVEN: The Successors of Alexander Jannaeus and the Conquest of Judaea by Pompey......Page 153
EIGHT: The Assassination of Pompey......Page 171
NINE: The Changing Notion of the Enemy and Its Impact on the Pesharim......Page 183
Afterword......Page 201
Acknowledgments......Page 211
Index of Ancient Literature......Page 213
Index of Ancient Names......Page 219
Index of Geographical Names......Page 223
Index of Modern Authors......Page 225
