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Pesher

Pesher (/ˈpɛʃər/ ⓘ; Hebrew: פשר, pl. pesharim), from the Hebrew root meaning "interpretation," is a group of interpretive commentaries on scripture. These commentaries became known from the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The texts give a theory of scriptural interpretation of a number of biblical texts from the Hebrew Bible, such as Habakkuk and Psalms.

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Damascus DocumentEssenesQumranWicked PriestHasmonean
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SalvationApocalypticIsraelApocalyptic warApocalypse of John
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Minor Prophets1QpHabFlorilegiumDavidic Messiah
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Pesharim found at Qumran

(Genesis Pesher)
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Triples127
Avg. degree1.95
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related to Further reading · 85
Pesher → Allegro, America, Atria Books, Barbara, Biblical Books, Biblical Literature Monograph Series, Blood, Brownlee, Chaos, Charlesworth, Christ, Clarendon, Code, Consensus, Contemporary Hermeneutical Method, Continuum International Publishing Group, Critical Edition, Damascus Covenant, Dead Sea Scrolls, Decoding
related to Historic individuals · 17
Pesher → As, Below, Commentaries, Commentary, Damascus Document, Essenes, Habakkuk Commentary, Pesharim, Psalms, Qumran, Qumran's, Righteousness, Teacher, Teacher Hymns, The Pesharim, The Teacher, Throughout
related to Pesharim found at Qumran · 16
Pesher → Apocalypse, Continuous Pesharim1QpHab, Eschatological Commentary, Eschatological Commentary A/Florilegium, Genesis Pesher, Habakkuk Pesher, Hosea Pesher, Isaiah Pesher, Melchizedek Midrash, Nahum Pesher, Pesher Micah, Psalms Pesher, Thematic Pesharim4Q252, Unidentified Pesher, Weeks, Zephaniah Pesher
related to External links · 8
Pesher → Dead Sea Documents, Dead Sea Scrolls, Dead Sea Sectarians An, Habakkuk, Overview, Peshar, Pesher Technique, The Pesher

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pesharim qumran teacher psalms habakkuk righteousness found biblical texts continuous dead sea scrolls interpretation hebrew apocalyptic 1qphab commentary scholars god

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Jonathan Apphus or Alexander Jannaeusinstance ofwith scholars suggesting that he was a Hasmonean high priest0.80text
Pesherrelated to External linksDead Sea Sectarians An0.60section
Pesherrelated to External linksOverview0.60section
Pesherrelated to External linksPesher Technique0.60section
Pesherrelated to External linksDead Sea Documents0.60section
Pesherrelated to External linksThe Pesher0.60section
Pesherrelated to External linksHabakkuk0.60section
Pesherrelated to External linksPeshar0.60section
Pesherrelated to External linksDead Sea Scrolls0.60section
Pesherrelated to Further readingAllegro0.60section
Pesherrelated to Further readingJohn0.60section
Pesherrelated to Further readingQumran Cave0.60section

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