| Description |
1 online resource (298 pages) |
| Series |
Brown Judaic studies ; 33 |
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Brown Judaic studies ; no. 33.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Judges and their qualifications -- The qualifications of witnesses -- The law of testimony -- Reproof as a requisite for punishment -- The restoration of lost or stolen property -- The use of divine names -- The sectarian penal code -- The communal meal -- Conclusion: Law and community in the Dead Sea Scrolls |
| Summary |
"This volume examines the sectarian legal system, specifically its courts, court proƯcedure, 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."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Edition statement from online full metadata page |
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"This edition incorporates typographical corrections of the original text"--Publishers' preface |
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"Open access edition funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities/Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Humanities Open Book Program."--T.p. verso |
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"Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License."--T.p. verso |
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Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 02, 2020) |
| SUBJECT |
Dead Sea scrolls. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79071139
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Dead Sea scrolls fast |
| Subject |
Qumran community.
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Jewish law -- Palestine.
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Jewish law
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Qumran community
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Middle East -- Palestine
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| Genre/Form |
e-books.
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Livres numériques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Satlow, Michael L., editorial director.
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National Endowment for the Humanities, sponsoring body.
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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, sponsoring body.
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| ISBN |
9781951498450 |
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1951498453 |
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9781951498467 |
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1951498461 |
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