APPENDIX: GASTER'S FULL OUTLINE (1976) for **assignments

A. THE COMMUNITY

**[1]names and naming (whole or parts)
1. The community as a whole is called 'the Congregation'
2. The Community is distributed over several 'encampments'
3. The several 'chapters' called 'commune or 'cenobies' (yabad).
4. Another term is 'the corporation' <hb>hibbur</>.
5.The Community constitute 'the Elect'
6. They are 'those in the lot (portion) of God'
7. They enjoy special 'illumination' designated "Sons of Light"
(a) The illumination is an 'enlightenment of the countenance'
(b) It is called 'Light-Perfection' <hb>Or-Tom</>.
8. Members of the Community are 'Sons of Truth'.
8a. It is described as 'the House of Truth'
10. The members as styled 'volunteers' <hb>mithnadebim</>.
11. The Community is called 'Gods, (eternal) plantation.'
12. With the celestial hosts (communion of the saints).

**[2]qualities or characteristics or activities
9. Forms of Revelation:
(a) The Community is the recipient of God's 'truth'.
(b) this 'truth' is an esoteric doctrine.
(c) God has 'opened the ears' of the faithful.
(d) God has engraved the 'truth' on their hearts.
(e) they are especially 'schooled by God.
(f) they possess the 'vision' of knowledge (or understanding)
(g) they drank from the fountain of knowledge.
(h) they share the transcendental knowledge of God and angels.
(i) they have direct access to God, need no intermediary.
(k) they ascend to the 'height of eternity.'.
(1) God's 'power' is manifested in them <hb>higbir</>.
15. They are being tested and proven

**[3]references to locations, displacements, etc.
13. Its members are driven from their native haunt.
14. They are dwelling in a desert, or in 'the land of Damascus'
[see below on Ephraim, Manasseh, Judah, Israel]

B. GOVERNMENT OF THE COMMUNITY

**[4]functionaries and member groups
1. The formal Deliberative Council <hb>'esah</>.
2. Officers
(a) 'Leader (Prince) of entire congregation'
(b) 'Overseer of All the Camps'
(c) high priest
(d) priests
(e) priests are called 'sons of Zadok'
sons of Aaron
(f) courses of priests
age of priests
(g) 'the priest anointed for war'
(h) the 'teacher of righteousness' <hb>moreh zedeq</>.
(i) teacher acts as 'father' to the brethren
(k) three priests at head of community
(l) presbyters; the 'twelve perfect men
(m) judges
(n) levites [priests...Levites...congreg.]
(o) 'messiahs' (anointed)
(p) 'overseer, inspector'
(q) 'overseer of the camp'
(r) 'overseer of the general membership' (Lit. the many).
(s) 'inspector' <hb>paqid</>
(t) 'interpreter'
(u) 'expositor' <hb>doresh</>
(v) 'instructor' <hb>maskil</>

C. LAWS AND PRACTICES

**[5]community ritual observances/practices
ablutions
atonement
calendar
celebrations/feasts
[+common table]
common table 1QS vi.4-5; 1QSa ii.17-21
contamination (see purity)
crucifixion 4Q169 ii.12; 11QT lxiv.6-13
death penalty CD xvi; ix.1; 4Q169 ii.12; 11QT lxiv.6-13; 4Q159
dietary laws
disrespect 1QS vi.25.25-27; vii.2-5
expulsion 1QS viii.21-24; vi.27-vii.2; vii.16-17, 22-23.
[+exorcism]
[+healing]
horoscopes 4Q186; 4QMessAr
marriage
name of God (speaking, writing)
oath
oath, abrogation of
[+oil]
prayer
prayers
 daily 4Q503
 for festivals 1Q34 and 34bis; 4Q507-9
 liturgical 1Q34 and 34bis
punctuality
punctuality 1QS i.13-15; 1QH xii.5ff.
purity
sabbath
sacrifices
sanctuary 1QS viii; ix.6; 1qhab xii.3-4
[+song, chant]
taxes 4Q159
treason 11QT.liv-lv
treasure 3Q15
vows
[+warfare]
wine
wine 1QS vi.4-5; 1QSa 2.17-21
[+wood]

**[6]personal issues
blasphemy
consolations 4Q176
defectors
demoniacal possession (see exorcisms)
disrespect
exhortation to seek wisdom 4Q185
fraud
incest CD v.7-9; cf. 11QTS lxvi.16-17
incest
lost property
lying 1QS vi.25-27; vii.3
lying
nudity/nakedness
nakedness 1QS 7
revenge
sanctuary, defilement of
[+sexual misconduct]
seductress 4Q184
slaves
[+spitting]
spiritual progress, annual inquiry into CD xiv.3-6
testimony
[+ toilet]
treason
children CD xv.5-6; 1QSa 1.6-9
defectors 1QS vii.22-23
wife, Gentile 11QT.lxiii.13-14
women 11QT.lxiii.13-14

D. OPPONENTS OF THE BROTHERHOOD

**[7]names [see also Ephraim, Manasseh, rejecters]
1. Belial and his forces
2. 'Children of Corruption'
2a. 'Men of Corruption'
3. 'Sons of Darkness.'
4. 'Builders of a rickety wall' that gets daubed with whitewash
5 'Prophets of deceit (delusion)'
6. 'False prophets'
7. 'Lying (deceitful) interpreters
8. 'Seekers after smooth things.'
9. 'The froward <hb>helkaim</>.
10. 'Furtive men, dissemblers' <hb>na'alamim</>.
11. Specific Opponents:
(a) 'Man of lies'
(b) 'Preacher of Lies'
(c) 'Man of Scoffing'
(d) 'Men of Scoffing who are in Jerusalem!
[+Sons of Seth??]
(e) 'House of Absalom!
(f) 'House of Peleg'
(g) 'The Wicked Priest'
(h) 'The Lion of Wrath'

E. PAST AND FUTURE

**[8]periods of history, eschatological events
1. History divided into 'Era of Wrath' and 'Era of Favor'
(a) 'Era of Wrath!
(b) 'Era of Wickedness'
(c) 'Era of Favor?

2. Requital
(a) 'The Final Era <hb>qes</>.
(b) 'Time of Visitation Inquisition' <hb>pequdah</>
(c) Final Judgment
(d) 'Day of Requital
(e) Spirits and angels also will be judged
(f) 'Messianic Travail
(g) Conflagration (Ekpyrosis)
(h) Messianic Era of Forty Years
(i) War against Belial, Gog, etc.
(k) Other Disasters:

3. Rewards:

**[9]consummation and rewards
(a) Renewal (Rebirth) of the World
(b) Eternal Peace
(c) Sevenfold Light
(d) Prophetic Forerunner of Messianic Age
(e) Messianic 'Star
(f) 'Faithful Shepherd will arise
(g) New Covenant will be concluded
(h) God records deeds of men for reward or punishment
(i) Righteous will acquire crown of glory'
(j) Righteous will acquire robe of majesty
(k) Righteous will unite in triumphant song
(1) Future Community will be the true temple of God
[[+ Treasure]]

F. ANGELOLOGY [see appended revised form of this section]

**[10]designations
1. General names for angels:
(a) 'divine beings
(b) 'holy ones'
(c) 'host of heaven'
(d) 'host of the holy ones'
(e) 'eternal host'
(f) 'communion of the holy ones'
(g) 'sons of heaven'
(h) 'stalwarts' <hb>gibbore koh</>
(i) 'glorious ones'

2. Classes of angels:
(a) seven archangels
(b) 'angels of the presence'
(c) 'ministering angels'
(d) 'angels of sanctification'
(e) Cherubim

3. Particular angels:
4. Protective Angels
5. Angels possess transcendental knowledge
6. Angels sing praises in heaven
7. Angels participate in the eschatological war
8. Evil Spirits:
(a) 'angels of destruction'
(b) 'satans (see above, Belial)'
(c) 'ruinous spirit' <hb>mashhith</>

**[11]references to biblical events, persons, etc. 


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