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The Date of the War of the Sons of Light

The Date of the War of the Sons of Light THE DATE OF THE WAR OF THE SONS OF LIGHT BY MARCO TREVES Fircnze (Italy) The lfar of the Sons of Light and the Sons of Dark?e,r.r 1), one of the scrolls discovered by the Bedouin boys near the Dead Sea in 1947, contains a detailed plan for a war to be waged by a Jewish army against many foreign nations. This plan has been called "apocalyptic", "eschatological", and "Messianic", but I would reserve these terms for purported supernatural revelations of future events and for com- positions dealing with Heaven, Hell, the end of the world, the general resurrection of the dead, and the future son of David. None of these subjects is mentioned in our scroll. It does not purport to be a vision or a prophetic revelation. The plan it sets forth was not realized, as is often the case with men's plans. It was also somewhat Utopian, as is not unusual with men's plans. But this does not authorize us to call it eschatological or Messianic. On the contrary, the many precise details, some of which have parallels in contemporary Helle- nistic and Roman tactics and military organisation, as Mr. FEVRIER 2) and General Y ADIN http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Vetus Testamentum Brill

The Date of the War of the Sons of Light

Treves, Marco
Vetus Testamentum , Volume 8 (1): 6 – Jan 1, 1958
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THE DATE OF THE WAR OF THE SONS OF LIGHT BY MARCO TREVES Fircnze (Italy) The lfar of the Sons of Light and the Sons of Dark?e,r.r 1), one of the scrolls discovered by the Bedouin boys near the Dead Sea in 1947, contains a detailed plan for a war to be waged by a Jewish army against many foreign nations. This plan has been called "apocalyptic", "eschatological", and "Messianic", but I would reserve these terms for purported supernatural revelations of future events and for com- positions dealing with Heaven, Hell, the end of the world, the general resurrection of the dead, and the future son of David. None of these subjects is mentioned in our scroll. It does not purport to be a vision or a prophetic revelation. The plan it sets forth was not realized, as is often the case with men's plans. It was also somewhat Utopian, as is not unusual with men's plans. But this does not authorize us to call it eschatological or Messianic. On the contrary, the many precise details, some of which have parallels in contemporary Helle- nistic and Roman tactics and military organisation, as Mr. FEVRIER 2) and General Y ADIN

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Published: Jan 1, 1958

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