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Names: Baumgarten, Joseph M., author. | Clements, Ruth A., editor. | Schwartz, Daniel R., editor.
Title: Studies in Qumran law and thought / by Joseph M. Baumgarten ; edited by Ruth A. Clements and Daniel R. Schwartz ; with an introductory essay by Lawrence H. Schiffman.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2022. | Series: Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah, 0169–9962 ; volume 138 | Includes index. | 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.”—Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021059499 (print) | LCCN 2021059500 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004504585 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004505087 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Dead Sea scrolls. | Qumran community. | Jewish law.
Classification: LCC BM487 .B38 2022 (print) | LCC BM487 (ebook) | DDC 296.1/55—dc23/eng/20211223
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ISSN 0169-9962
ISBN 978-90-04-50458-5 (hardback)
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