Reading for History in the Damascus Document: A Methodological Study

Updated by: 
Un Sung Kwak
Research notes: 
Reader Checked 01/11/2012 SE/ Updated by USK / 19 / 05 / 2016 / to add online link for CD A and B
Reference type: 
Book
Author(s): 
Grossman, Maxine L.
year: 
2002
Full title: 

Reading for History in the Damascus Document: A Methodological Study

Journal / Book Title || Series Title: 
Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah
Issue / Series Volume: 
45
Place of Publication: 
Leiden
Publisher: 
Brill
Pages: 
xii + 253
Abstract: 

Scholars tend to view the Damascus Document as a historical source, but a reading of the text in light of contemporary (audience-oriented) literary criticism finds its emphasis in the ideological construction of history and communal identity, rather than in the preservation of a historical record.An introduction to contemporary literary criticism is followed by a series of thematic readings, focusing on historical narrative, priestly imagery, and gender in the covenant community. Each theme is examined in terms of its potential for multiple (sometimes contradictory) interpretations and for its place in the larger sectarian discourse. This study offers an alternative approach to the historiography of ancient Jewish sectarianism, acknowledging the presence of competing claims to shared traditions and the potential for changes in textual interpretation over time or among diverse communities.

Notes: 
Read more: http://books.google.co.il/books?id=quDpwEEeobUC&printsec=frontcover&hl=iw&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false/ CD A Online Link: http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-TS-00010-K-00006/1 CD B Online Link: http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-TS-00016-00311/1
Alternative title: 
STDJ
Primary Texts: Judean Desert Documents: 
Scroll / Document: 
CD
Passage: 
1^3
Scroll / Document: 
CD
Passage: 
7^8
Scroll / Document: 
CD
Passage: 
19^20
Label: 
28/04/2003
Record number: 
15 813