JEWISHST 149 / RELIGION 1221 / HDS 1309 – Topics in the Dead Sea Scrolls: Exegesis at Qumran

JEWISHST 149 / RELIGION 1221 / HDS 1309 – Topics in the Dead Sea Scrolls: Exegesis at Qumran

Semester: Spring
Offered: 2026
Instructor: Andrew Teeter
Meeting Time: T 3:00-5:00pm

This course explores the diverse functions of scripture within the literature of the Dead Sea Scrolls, focusing in particular on the forms and methods of interpretation attested, and considered in light of other varieties of interpretation in early Judaism. Sessions will be devoted to reading, translation and discussion of primary sources in Hebrew, as well as to discussion of relevant secondary literature. The course presumes facility in Biblical Hebrew, as well as the ability to read unpointed Hebrew texts.

Jointly Offered with: Harvard Divinity School as HDS 1309

For more details please visit the Harvard Course Catalog.