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Résumé de Habakkuk Pesher
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For readers curious about the Dead Sea Scrolls, early Jewish interpretation of scripture, or the world behind the New Testament, and anyone drawn to how a community read prophecy.
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What if an ancient prophet was secretly writing about your neighbours? One community near the Dead Sea believed exactly that. The Habakkuk Pesher is a Hebrew commentary found in 1947 in the first cave to yield scrolls near Qumran. The word pesher means interpretation. The author copies a line from the prophet, then says what it really means. You will meet the Teacher of Righteousness, the Wicked Priest, and a conquering people called the Kittim.
Dans ce résumé
- 1A scroll from the first cave at QumranFree
- 2Pesher reads prophecy as code for today
- 3The Teacher and the Wicked Priest
- 4The Kittim sweep in like an empire
- 5The righteous live by faithfulness
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A scroll from the first cave at Qumran
The scroll was found in 1947, when a Bedouin shepherd boy discovered a cave near the Dead Sea.
It is written in Hebrew on leather. The scroll is well preserved, and most of the argument can still be followed. The surviving copy dates to the first century BCE.
The scroll reflects a group that saw itself as the faithful remnant of Israel.
That’s 1 of 5 key points.
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Questions about Habakkuk Pesher
What is the Habakkuk Pesher about?
The author explains the prophet's words as predictions about the Qumran community, its Teacher of Righteousness, its enemies and the last days.
What does pesher mean?
Pesher is a Hebrew word meaning interpretation or solution. In the Dead Sea Scrolls it names a kind of commentary that quotes a biblical passage and then explains what it means for the writer's own time.
Who is the Teacher of Righteousness?
He is the founding guide of the community, to whom God is said to have made known the meaning of the prophets. The scroll gives no personal name, and scholars have not agreed on who he was.
Who are the Kittim in the Habakkuk Pesher?
The Kittim are a fierce conquering people from across the sea. Most scholars identify them with the Romans. The scroll replaces the Chaldeans of Habakkuk with them.
When was the Habakkuk Pesher written and found?
It was found in 1947 in the first cave at Qumran. It is written in Hebrew on leather, and the surviving copy dates to the first century BCE.