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

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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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Brown University (-)
Other Authors: Schiffman, Lawrence H., author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chico : Brown Judaic Studies 2020
2020.
Edition:Second edition
Series:Brown Judaic studies; 33
Subjects:
Judaism
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009422354306719
Table of 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.

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