Sectarian Law in the Dead Sea Scrolls Courts, Testimony and the Penal Code / Lawrence H. Schiffman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schiffman, Lawrence H., author.

Contributor:

Brown University.

Series:

Brown Judaic studies; 33

Language:

Aramaic

English

Hebrew

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 278 p. ) Tables

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Brown Judaic Studies 2020

Chico : Scholars Press, 2020.

Language Note:

English

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.

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.

Credits:

Publication of this book was made possible, in part, by the generosity of the Jewish Federation of Rhode Island. Special thanks go to Mr. Melvin Alperin, President, and Mr. Elliot Cohan, Executive Director.

Notes:

The text of this book is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. To use this book, or parts of this book, in any way not covered by the license, please contact Brown Judaic Studies, Brown University, Box 1826, Providence, RI 02912.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781951498467

1951498461

OCLC:

1951498453

Publisher Number:

10.26300/tn4h-d455 DOI