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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Main Author: Schiffman, Lawrence H. (auth)
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Language:English
Published: Brown Judaic Studies 2020
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