FREE ORTHOGRAPHY IN A STRICT SOCIETY: RECONSIDERING TOV'S "QUMRAN ORTHOGRAPHY"

Discusses the Qumran orthography of the "Dead Sea Scrolls" based on the interpretation by scholar E. Tov. Representation of the orthographic system; Strengths and weaknesses of Tov's argument on the orthographic system; Comparison between the interpretation Tov and texts from several documents abou...

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Published in:	Dead Sea Discoveries Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 72 - 82
Main Author:	Dong-Hyuk Kim
Format:	Article
Published:	Brill Academic Publishers Mar2004
Subjects:	Orthography & spelling Dead Sea scrolls Scrolls Tov, E. Qumran community
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost

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Summary:	Discusses the Qumran orthography of the "Dead Sea Scrolls" based on the interpretation by scholar E. Tov. Representation of the orthographic system; Strengths and weaknesses of Tov's argument on the orthographic system; Comparison between the interpretation Tov and texts from several documents about Qumran orthography; Conclusion on the Qumran community based on the interpretations of Tov.