Cecilia Wassen
Biographic Data
| ID | 957514 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cecilia Wassen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cecilia |
| FAMILY NAME | Wassen |
| SIGNATURE | WASSEN C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Uppsala University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7583-4139 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Damascus Document, by Steven D. Fraade
The Purity and Sanctuary of the Body in Second Temple Judaism, by Hannah K. Harrington
Reflections on John the Baptist in History and Theology by Joel Marcus
In this article, I engage with Joel Marcus’s recent book on John the Baptist, focusing on the relationship between John and the Dead Sea Scrolls. While I appreciate many parts of his detailed study, I question the claim that John was a former member of the Essenes. Although there are intriguing similarities, the question is how far reaching conclusions we may draw concerning such a relationship. I problematize some aspects of the comparison betwe…
Jesus, the Essenes, and Christian Origins
The Dead Sea Scrolls at Qumran and the concept of a library
Jesus’ Table Fellowship with “Toll Collectors and Sinners”
Jesus’ attitude towards purity practices is a hotly debated issue. The majority of scholars argue that Jesus challenged purity halakhah in some way. One of the proofs cited to support the position that Jesus allegedly disregarded purity laws is that he ate with “tax collectors and sinners.” Whereas purity concerns are not explicit on the story level in the texts, many scholars still find Jesus’ actions contradictory to the norms. This paper discu…
The Dead Sea Scrolls at Qumran and the Concept of a Library
The Dead Sea Scrolls at Qumran and the Concept of a Library presents twelve articles by renowned experts in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Qumran studies. These articles explore from various angles the question of whether or not the collection of manuscripts found in the eleven caves in the vicinity of Khirbet Qumran can be characterized as a “library,” and, if so, what the relation of that library is to the ruins of Qumran and the group of Jews that i…
On the Education of Children in the Dead Sea Scrolls
This article examines three passages from the Rule of the Congregation and the Damascus Document that pertain to the topic of children's education. The education of children was considered important within the Qumran movement, which is evident in the curriculum in 1QSa and the fact that such a high-level official as the Examiner had a supervisory role over the teaching. In contrast to the level of education of children in Jewish society in genera…
Northern Lights on the Dead Sea Scrolls
Structured by four important themes, the book discusses various aspects pertaining to the interpretation of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The first theme is comprised by a number of essays that deal with different aspects of textual interpretation of particular Qumran writings. The second theme centers on the question of historical referentiality. How can the purported referentiality of particular Qumran writings be used in order to reconstruct an underl…
Northern lights on the Dead Sea scrolls
The Jewishness of Jesus and ritual purity
Today it is commonplace for historical Jesus scholars to emphasize Jesus’ Jewishness. At the same time most New Testament scholars deny that he cared about the Jewish purity system, which was a central aspect of early Judaism. This article examines how such a reconstruction of the historical Jesus would influence his Jewishness, arguing that it indeed would make such a Jesus figure ‘less Jewish’. The article also investigates questions concerning…
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The Jewishness of Jesus and ritual purity
Today it is commonplace for historical Jesus scholars to emphasize Jesus’ Jewishness. At the same time most New Testament scholars deny that he cared about the Jewish purity system, which was a central aspect of early Judaism. This article examines how such a reconstruction of the historical Jesus would influence his Jewishness, arguing that it indeed would make such a Jesus figure ‘less Jewish’. The article also investigates questions concerning…
Northern Lights on the Dead Sea Scrolls
Structured by four important themes, the book discusses various aspects pertaining to the interpretation of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The first theme is comprised by a number of essays that deal with different aspects of textual interpretation of particular Qumran writings. The second theme centers on the question of historical referentiality. How can the purported referentiality of particular Qumran writings be used in order to reconstruct an underl…
Northern lights on the Dead Sea scrolls
On the Education of Children in the Dead Sea Scrolls
This article examines three passages from the Rule of the Congregation and the Damascus Document that pertain to the topic of children's education. The education of children was considered important within the Qumran movement, which is evident in the curriculum in 1QSa and the fact that such a high-level official as the Examiner had a supervisory role over the teaching. In contrast to the level of education of children in Jewish society in genera…
The Dead Sea Scrolls at Qumran and the Concept of a Library
The Dead Sea Scrolls at Qumran and the Concept of a Library presents twelve articles by renowned experts in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Qumran studies. These articles explore from various angles the question of whether or not the collection of manuscripts found in the eleven caves in the vicinity of Khirbet Qumran can be characterized as a “library,” and, if so, what the relation of that library is to the ruins of Qumran and the group of Jews that i…
The Dead Sea Scrolls at Qumran and the concept of a library
Jesus’ Table Fellowship with “Toll Collectors and Sinners”
Jesus’ attitude towards purity practices is a hotly debated issue. The majority of scholars argue that Jesus challenged purity halakhah in some way. One of the proofs cited to support the position that Jesus allegedly disregarded purity laws is that he ate with “tax collectors and sinners.” Whereas purity concerns are not explicit on the story level in the texts, many scholars still find Jesus’ actions contradictory to the norms. This paper discu…
Jesus, the Essenes, and Christian Origins
Reflections on John the Baptist in History and Theology by Joel Marcus
In this article, I engage with Joel Marcus’s recent book on John the Baptist, focusing on the relationship between John and the Dead Sea Scrolls. While I appreciate many parts of his detailed study, I question the claim that John was a former member of the Essenes. Although there are intriguing similarities, the question is how far reaching conclusions we may draw concerning such a relationship. I problematize some aspects of the comparison betwe…
The Purity and Sanctuary of the Body in Second Temple Judaism, by Hannah K. Harrington
The Damascus Document, by Steven D. Fraade
Dead Sea Scrolls (8 works) · History (8 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (7 works) · Art (7 works) · Biblical studies (7 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (7 works) · Hebrew Bible (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Theology (6 works) · Judaism (5 works)