Studies in Qumran law and thought

"The study of the laws of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the light of ancient rabbinic law, and vice versa, by a master of both corpora, sheds light on their interpretation, their history, and the spiritual stances they bespeak. The thirty-two studies united in this volume, a selection of Joseph M. Ba...

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Main Author: Baumgarten, Joseph M. 1928-2008 (Author)
Contributors: Clements, Ruth A. (Editor) ; Schwartz, Daniel R. 1952- (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2022]
In: Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah (volume 138)
Year: 2022
Reviews:[Rezension von: Baumgarten, Joseph M., 1928-2008, Studies in Qumran law and thought] (2022) (Maston, Jason, 1978 -)
[Rezension von: Baumgarten, Joseph M., 1928-2008, Studies in Qumran law and thought] (2023) (Feldman, Ariel, 1974 -)
Series/Journal:Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah volume 138
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Dead Sea scrolls, Qumran Scrolls / Law
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Qumran community
B Dead Sea Scrolls
B Jewish Law
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Summary:"The study of the laws of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the light of ancient rabbinic law, and vice versa, by a master of both corpora, sheds light on their interpretation, their history, and the spiritual stances they bespeak. The thirty-two studies united in this volume, a selection of Joseph M. Baumgarten's work in the three decades that followed the appearance of his Studies in Qumran Law (Brill, 1977), focus on legal concerns, both general and detailed, shared by the Qumran sectarians and the ancient rabbis-concerns that elicited responses that were sometimes similar, sometimes different, even to the extent of arousing polemics. An introductory essay by Lawrence H. Schiffman contextualizes the studies and points out the broader themes to which they relate"--
Item Description:Includes index
ISBN:9004504583