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Sectarian Law in the Dead Sea Scrolls : Courts, Testimony and the Penal Code /

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"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 argumen...

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Hovedforfatter: Schiffman, Lawrence H. (Author)
Corporate Authors: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (sponsoring body.), National Endowment for the Humanities (sponsoring body.)
Andre forfattere: Satlow, Michael L. (Editorial director)
Format: Electronisk eBog
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: Chico : Scholars Press, 2020.
Udgivelse:Second edition.
Serier:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Fag:
Dead Sea scrolls.
Qumran community.
Jewish law.
Droit juif > Palestine.
Communaute de Qumrān.
Jewish law > Palestine.
Middle East > Palestine.
Livres numeriques.
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Indholdsfortegnelse:
  • 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.

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