Sectarian Law in the Dead Sea Scrolls Courts, Testimony and the Penal Code
This volume examines the sectarian legal system, specifically its courts, court procedure, rules of testimony and the Penal Code. Schiffman argues that the legal system portrayed in the scrolls coheres organically with the community's theological outlook and idealized vision of itself. His arg...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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Brown Judaic Studies
2020
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| Summary: | This volume examines the sectarian legal system, specifically its courts, court procedure, rules of testimony and the Penal Code. Schiffman argues that the legal system portrayed in the scrolls coheres organically with the community's theological outlook and idealized vision of itself. His argument thus challenges attempts to see the scrolls as having been produced by multiple groups, randomly collected and preserved. |
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| ISBN: | book.73557 9781951498450 |
| Access: | Open Access |