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 argument...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Brown Judaic Studies
2020
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| Edición: | Second edition |
| Colección: | Brown Judaic studies;
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009422354306719 |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Notas: | 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. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 278 p. ) Tables |
| Créditos de Producción: | 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. |
| ISBN: | 9781951498467 |
