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

Year: 1986

Type: article

Abstract: 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.

Source: Journal of Biblical Literature

DOI: 10.2307/3260535

Authors: Maurya P. Horgan, Lawrence H. Schiffman

Language: English

Topic: Biblical Studies and Interpretation

Subfield: Religious studies

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Endowment for the Humanities, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, American Council of Learned Societies, Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, Yeshiva University, York University, University of Oxford, University of Toronto

OpenAlex ID: W4241630653

FWCI: 24.24

Cites: 49

Cited by: 72

Related to: 10