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

• Author: Brown University.
• VerfasserIn: Schiffman, Lawrence H.,
• TeilnehmendeR: Brown University.
• Place / Publishing House: Chico : : Scholars Press,, 2020.; ©2020.
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Edition: Second edition.
• Language: English; Hebrew; Aramaic
• Series: Brown Judaic studies; 33
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 278 p. ); Tables
• 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.
• Production 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.
• ISBN: 1951498461
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Lawrence H. Schiffman.

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.