Scripture and law in the Dead Sea scrolls /

Scripture and law in the Dead Sea scrolls /

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Author / Creator:	Jassen, Alex P., author.
Imprint:	New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014. ©2014
Description:	xxii, 298 pages ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Dead Sea scrolls. Dead Sea scrolls.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9365395

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ISBN:	9780521196048 (hardback) 0521196043 (hardback)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-283) and index.
Summary:	"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"--Provided by publisher.

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