{"product_id":"loa-habakkuk-pesher","title":"Habakkuk Pesher","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if ancient prophecy seems to name your enemies and explain the dangers at your door?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Habakkuk Pesher reads the biblical Book of Habakkuk as a message for a community facing crisis. Its unnamed commentator quotes short passages, then explains what they mean for the Jewish community associated with Qumran. In this reading, prophecy speaks not only about the past, but about the writer’s own troubled time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of the commentary stand the Teacher of Righteousness, the community’s guide, and his adversary, the Wicked Priest. A conquering people called the Kittim also enter its interpretation. Through these figures, the scroll reveals how this community understands danger, faithfulness, and what it believes are the approaching last days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProphecy brought close\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow the verse-by-verse method that turns Habakkuk’s words into an explanation of the community’s present.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA teacher and an adversary\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet the Teacher of Righteousness and the Wicked Priest through the community’s account of their rivalry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe threat of conquest\u003c\/strong\u003e – See how the commentator reads Habakkuk’s fierce invading nation as the feared Kittim.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFaithfulness under pressure\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore how the scroll applies the righteous person’s faithfulness to its own community.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWoes against injustice\u003c\/strong\u003e – Read warnings against greed and violence through a commentary shaped by conflict and expectation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers curious about the Dead Sea Scrolls, early Jewish biblical interpretation, or the roots of the New Testament world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and explore how one ancient community finds its own struggles in scripture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"eBook","offer_id":58111238111580,"sku":"LOA-250-EB","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":58111238144348,"sku":"LOA-250-AU","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":58113805910364,"sku":"LOA-250-PB","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/250.jpg?v=1781945161","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/de\/products\/loa-habakkuk-pesher","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}