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245 10 a| Converts in the Dead Sea Scrollsh| [electronic resource] :b| the Gēr and mutable ethnicity /c| by Carmen Palmer.;

260 a| Leiden ;a| Boston :b| Brill,c| [2018];

300 a| x, 231 pages ;c| 28 cm.;

490 0 a| Studies on the texts of the Desert of Judah,x| 0169-9962 ;v| Volume 126;

500 a| "This study is a revised version of my doctoral dissertation"-- Author's acknowledgments.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- Provenance and dating of the ger in the Dead Sea Scrolls -- A textual study of the ger in the Dead Sea Scrolls -- Locating the ger and assessing ethnic identity in the sectarian movement -- Sociohistorical comparison between the sectarian movement and Greco-Roman associations -- Conclusion.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "Converts in the Dead Sea Scrolls examines the meaning of the term gēr in the Dead Sea Scrolls. While often interpreted as a resident alien, this study of the term as it is employed within scriptural rewriting in the Dead Sea Scrolls concludes that the gēr is a Gentile convert to Judaism. Contrasting the gēr in the Dead Sea Scrolls against scriptural predecessors, Carmen Palmer finds that a conversion is possible by means of mutable ethnicity. Furthermore, mutable features of ethnicity in the sectarian movement affiliated with the Dead Sea Scrolls include shared kinship, connection to land, and common culture in the practice of circumcision. The sectarian movement is not as closed toward Gentiles as has been commonly considered"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Converts in the Dead Sea Scrolls the Gēr and mutable ethnicity / by Carmen Palmer.

Author/creator	Palmer, Carmen
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
Description	x, 231 pages ; 28 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Dead Sea scrolls. Ger (The Hebrew word) Jewish converts. Ethnicity--Religious aspects. --Judaism.

Series	Studies on the texts of the Desert of Judah, 0169-9962 ; Volume 126
Contents	Introduction -- Provenance and dating of the ger in the Dead Sea Scrolls -- A textual study of the ger in the Dead Sea Scrolls -- Locating the ger and assessing ethnic identity in the sectarian movement -- Sociohistorical comparison between the sectarian movement and Greco-Roman associations -- Conclusion.
Abstract	"Converts in the Dead Sea Scrolls examines the meaning of the term gēr in the Dead Sea Scrolls. While often interpreted as a resident alien, this study of the term as it is employed within scriptural rewriting in the Dead Sea Scrolls concludes that the gēr is a Gentile convert to Judaism. Contrasting the gēr in the Dead Sea Scrolls against scriptural predecessors, Carmen Palmer finds that a conversion is possible by means of mutable ethnicity. Furthermore, mutable features of ethnicity in the sectarian movement affiliated with the Dead Sea Scrolls include shared kinship, connection to land, and common culture in the practice of circumcision. The sectarian movement is not as closed toward Gentiles as has been commonly considered"-- Provided by publisher.
General note	"This study is a revised version of my doctoral dissertation"-- Author's acknowledgments.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2018032003
ISBN	9789004378179 (hardback : alk. paper)

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