Biblical Law and the Dead Sea Scrolls

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12 - Biblical Law and the Dead Sea Scrolls

from Part V - The Legacy of Biblical Law

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 April 2024

Hannah K. Harrington

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Bruce Wells

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Bruce Wells: Affiliation:
University of Texas, Austin

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This chapter examines the texts surviving from Qumran and the surrounding area and how their tradents understood the nature of biblical law. It will identify and describe the interpretive strategies reflected in the scrolls for both harmonization and creative reuse of biblical law.

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Jewish sects Second Temple Qumran rewritten scripture

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Information: The Cambridge Companion to Law in the Hebrew Bible , pp. 241 - 260

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108636322.018 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2024

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