The Scriptural Background of the Penal Code in the Rule of the Community and Damascus Document.
This article analyzes the “Penal Code” of the Qumran sectarians, and argues that the list of sins and punishments included in it is based on three biblical pericopes concerning the holiness of the people of Israel and their dwelling place. Violators of these laws endanger the holiness of the communi...
| Publicado en: | Dead Sea Discoveries Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 191 - 225 |
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Brill Academic Publishers
Jul2008
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