Matthew A. Collins is a Research Fellow in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Bristol, and is currently based in Berlin where he is involved with the Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception (EBR).

• Introduction; Chapter One: The Sobriquets and the Scrolls; 1.1: Introduction; 1.2: Contextualising the Scrolls; 1.3: Re-evaluating the Use of Sobriquets in the Scrolls; 1.4: Chronologically Ordering the Key Texts; 1.5: Conclusions; Chapter Two: Formative Sectarian Period; 2.1: Introduction; 2.2: Sobriquets in the Formative Sectarian Period; 2.3: Conclusions; Chapter Three: Early Sectarian Period; 3.1: Introduction; 3.2: Sobriquets in the Early Sectarian Period; 3.3: Conclusions; Chapter Four: Late Sectarian Period; 4.1: Introduction; 4.2: Sobriquets in the Late Sectarian Period; 4.3: Conclusions; Chapter Five: The Development of the Qumran Sobriquets; 5.1: Introduction; 5.2: The Evidence for Sobriquet Development; 5.3: The Qumran Sobriquets and the Sociology of Deviance; 5.4: Conclusions; Conclusions; Bibliography.

'This book represents a significant development in the study of the use of sobriquets in the Scrolls, and, more generally, it is an important step forward in the field of Qumran studies.' - H-Judaic: Jewish Studies Network

Matthew A. Collins is a Research Fellow in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Bristol, and is currently based in Berlin where he is involved with the Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception (EBR).

• Introduction; Chapter One: The Sobriquets and the Scrolls; 1.1: Introduction; 1.2: Contextualising the Scrolls; 1.3: Re-evaluating the Use of Sobriquets in the Scrolls; 1.4: Chronologically Ordering the Key Texts; 1.5: Conclusions; Chapter Two: Formative Sectarian Period; 2.1: Introduction; 2.2: Sobriquets in the Formative Sectarian Period; 2.3: Conclusions; Chapter Three: Early Sectarian Period; 3.1: Introduction; 3.2: Sobriquets in the Early Sectarian Period; 3.3: Conclusions; Chapter Four: Late Sectarian Period; 4.1: Introduction; 4.2: Sobriquets in the Late Sectarian Period; 4.3: Conclusions; Chapter Five: The Development of the Qumran Sobriquets; 5.1: Introduction; 5.2: The Evidence for Sobriquet Development; 5.3: The Qumran Sobriquets and the Sociology of Deviance; 5.4: Conclusions; Conclusions; Bibliography.

'This book represents a significant development in the study of the use of sobriquets in the Scrolls, and, more generally, it is an important step forward in the field of Qumran studies.' - H-Judaic: Jewish Studies Network

Matthew A. Collins is a Research Fellow in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Bristol, and is currently based in Berlin where he is involved with the Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception (EBR).

• Introduction; Chapter One: The Sobriquets and the Scrolls; 1.1: Introduction; 1.2: Contextualising the Scrolls; 1.3: Re-evaluating the Use of Sobriquets in the Scrolls; 1.4: Chronologically Ordering the Key Texts; 1.5: Conclusions; Chapter Two: Formative Sectarian Period; 2.1: Introduction; 2.2: Sobriquets in the Formative Sectarian Period; 2.3: Conclusions; Chapter Three: Early Sectarian Period; 3.1: Introduction; 3.2: Sobriquets in the Early Sectarian Period; 3.3: Conclusions; Chapter Four: Late Sectarian Period; 4.1: Introduction; 4.2: Sobriquets in the Late Sectarian Period; 4.3: Conclusions; Chapter Five: The Development of the Qumran Sobriquets; 5.1: Introduction; 5.2: The Evidence for Sobriquet Development; 5.3: The Qumran Sobriquets and the Sociology of Deviance; 5.4: Conclusions; Conclusions; Bibliography.

'This book represents a significant development in the study of the use of sobriquets in the Scrolls, and, more generally, it is an important step forward in the field of Qumran studies.' - H-Judaic: Jewish Studies Network