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Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice
Shirot `Olat ha-Shabbat
Copied mid-first century B.C.E.
18 x 19 centimeters
The Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice, also known as "The Angelic Liturgy," is a liturgical work composed of thirteen separate sections, one for each of the first thirteen Sabbaths of the year. The songs evoke angelic praise and elaborate an angelic priesthood, the heavenly temple, and the Sabbath worship in that temple.
The headings of the various songs reflect the solar calendar of the Qumran sect. Although the songs bear no explicit indication of their source, the phraseology and terminology of the texts are very similar to those of other Qumran works. It appears, therefore, that the Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice is a sectarian work.
Eight manuscripts of this work were found in Qumran Cave 4 (4Q400-407) and one in Cave 11, dating from the late Hasmonian and Herodian periods. Interestingly, one manuscript of the Song of the Sabbath Sacrifice was found at Masada, perhaps reflecting a sectarian presence or influence in the Zealot fortress.
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REL_10A.GIF Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice (640 X 608, 16 shades of gray)
Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice
Shirot `Olat ha-Shabbat
Copied mid-first century B.C.E.
18 x 19 centimeters
The Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice, also known as "The Angelic Liturgy," is a liturgical work composed of thirteen separate sections, one for each of the first thirteen Sabbaths of the year. The songs evoke angelic praise and elaborate an angelic priesthood, the heavenly temple, and the Sabbath worship in that temple.
The headings of the various songs reflect the solar calendar of the Qumran sect. Although the songs bear no explicit indication of their source, the phraseology and terminology of the texts are very similar to those of other Qumran works. It appears, therefore, that the Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice is a sectarian work.
Eight manuscripts of this work were found in Qumran Cave 4 (4Q400-407) and one in Cave 11, dating from the late Hasmonian and Herodian periods. Interestingly, one manuscript of the Song of the Sabbath Sacrifice was found at Masada, perhaps reflecting a sectarian presence or influence in the Zealot fortress.