Sectarian law in the Dead Sea scrolls : courts, testimony and the penal code /

"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. H...

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Main Author:	Schiffman, Lawrence H. (Author)
Corporate Authors:	JSTOR (Organization), National Endowment for the Humanities (sponsoring body.), Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (sponsoring body.)
Other Authors:	Satlow, Michael L. (editorial director.)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Chico : Scholars Press, 2020.
Edition:	Second edition.
Series:	Brown Judaic studies ; no. 33.
Subjects:	Dead Sea scrolls. Qumran community. Jewish law > Palestine. Jewish law. Middle East > Palestine. Electronic books. e-books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book