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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Brown University (-)
Otros Autores: Schiffman, Lawrence H., author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chico : Brown Judaic Studies 2020
2020.
Edición:Second edition
Colección:Brown Judaic studies; 33
Materias:
Judaism
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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