Qumran Cave 4: XIX: Serekh Ha-Yahad and Related Texts

Series: Discoveries in the Judaean Desert

This volume presents the long-awaited edition of the Cave 4 manuscripts of Serekh Ha-Yahad or The Rule of the Community, in which the Essenes detailed the guidelines for membership in their community. It is extremely important for understanding the nature, practice, and ideology of the Qumran covenanters.