Scripture and Law in the Dead Sea Scrolls
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Scripture and Law in the Dead Sea Scrolls

  1. 322 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Scripture and Law in the Dead Sea Scrolls

About this book

This book is the first work of its kind to examine legal exegesis in the Dead Sea Scrolls from the perspective of both the history of Jewish law and early Jewish scriptural interpretation. It shows how the Dead Sea Scrolls transform the meaning and application of biblical law to meet the needs of new historical and cultural settings. The Dead Sea Scrolls legal texts are examined through the comparative lens of law and legal interpretation in Second Temple Judaism and rabbinic Judaism. The creative interpretation of scriptural texts in the Dead Sea Scrolls responds to the tension between seemingly rigid authoritative scripture and the need for law and scripture to be perpetually evolving entities. The ongoing legal interpretation of scriptural texts frames the development of Jewish law at the same time as it shapes the nature of the biblical canon.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. List of Tables
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. A Note on Style and Translation
  10. Abbreviations and Sigla
  11. 1 Introduction
  12. 2 The Dead Sea Scrolls and the History of Jewish Law and Legal Exegesis
  13. 3 Jewish Legal Exegesis and the Origins and Development of the Canon
  14. 4 Isaiah 58:13 and the Sabbath Prohibition on Speech in the Dead Sea Scrolls, Part 1
  15. 5 Isaiah 58:13 and the Sabbath Prohibition on Speech in the Dead Sea Scrolls, Part 2
  16. 6 Isaiah 58:13 and the Sabbath Prohibition on Speech in the Book of Jubilees and Rabbinic Literature
  17. 7 Isaiah 58:13 and the Restriction on Thoughts of Labor on the Sabbath in the Dead Sea Scrolls
  18. 8 Isaiah 58:13 and the Restriction on Thoughts of Labor on the Sabbath in Philo and Rabbinic Literature
  19. 9 Jeremiah 17:21-22 and the Sabbath Carrying Prohibition in the Dead Sea Scrolls
  20. 10 Jeremiah 17:21-22 and the Sabbath Carrying Prohibition in Nehemiah, Jubilees, and Rabbinic Literature
  21. 11 Non-Pentateuchal Passages as Prooftexts
  22. 12 Conclusions
  23. Bibliography
  24. Index of Ancient Sources
  25. Index of Modern Authors
  26. Subject Index

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