War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness

The War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness, also known as War Rule, Rule of War and the War Scroll, is a manual for military organization and strategy that was discovered among the Dead Sea Scrolls. The manuscript was among the scrolls found in Qumran Cave 1, acquired by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and first published posthumously by Eleazar Sukenik in 1955.^[1] The document is made up of various scrolls and fragments including 1QM, and 4Q491–497.^[1] It is possible that The War of the Messiah is the conclusion to this document.^[2] The 4Q491–497 fragments were published by Maurice Baillet in Discoveries in the Judaean Desert, volume 7 and comprise a shorter recension of the War Scroll.^[1]

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