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zadokite — I. ˈzādəˌkīt noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Zadok, high priest of Israel during the reign of King David + English ite 1. : a Zadokite priest 2. : a member of the Zadokite sect II … Useful english dictionary
Zadokite fragments — Also known as the Damascus Document, similar to the Manual of Discipline from Qumran, containing the rules of the community. This document was discovered in the geniza attached to an ancient synagogue in Cairo in 1896, and is now in Cambridge,… … Dictionary of the Bible
TEACHER OF RIGHTEOUSNESS — (Heb. מוֹרֶה צֶדֶק moreh ẓedek), the organizer of the qumran community or Yaḥad . His designation may have been derived from such biblical passages as Hosea 10:12, it is time to seek the Lord, till He come and cause righteousness to rain (yoreh… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
DAMASCUS, BOOK OF COVENANT OF — (the Zadokite Documents or the Damascus Document; abbr. CD for Cairo Damascus), work presenting the views of the sect which is said to have left the Land of Judah and emigrated to the Land of Damascus. The work first became known through the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
The Transmigration of Timothy Archer — infobox Book | name = The Transmigration of Timothy Archer title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of first edition (hardcover) author = Philip K. Dick illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre … Wikipedia
Zadok (High Priest) — Zadok (Hebrew: צדוק, Tzadok meaning Righteous ) was an Israelite High Priest in the tenth century BC.Zadok in the BibleA son of Ahitub, of the line of Eleazar (2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Chronicles 24:3), high priest in the time of David (2 Sam. 20:25) and … Wikipedia
Damascus Document — The Damascus Document (CD) (the Cairo Damascus document) or Damascus Rule is one of the most interesting texts of the Dead Sea Scrolls because it is the only Qumran sectarian work that was known before the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. There … Wikipedia
Damascus Document — or Zadokite Fragments Document associated with the ancient Jewish community at Qumrān. The group had fled to the desert during Antiochus IV Epiphanes s persecutions (175–164/163 BC). The document must predate the revolt of AD 66–70, which forced… … Universalium
HEBREW LANGUAGE — This entry is arranged according to the following scheme: pre biblical biblical the dead sea scrolls mishnaic medieval modern period A detailed table of contents precedes each section. PRE BIBLICAL nature of the evidence the sources phonology… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ZADOKITES — (Heb. benei Zadok; sons of Zadok ), the qumran community s description of its members, especially its priestly members. The community conceived part of its duty to be the continuation of the functions assigned in the Torah to the Zadokite… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
