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Werrett, Ian C.

Ritual purity and the Dead Sea scrolls / by Ian C. Werrett. - 1 online resource. - Brill eBook titles 2007 . - Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah 72. Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah Online, ISBN: 9789004378346. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-326) and indexes.

Preliminary Material / Chapter One. Introduction / Chapter Two. The Damascus Document / Chapter Three. The Temple Scroll / Chapter Four. 4QMMT / Chapter Five. Other Cave 4 Manuscripts / Chapter Six. Comparison / Chapter Seven. Conclusions / Appendices: Biblical Correspondences / Bibliography / Indices / I. Werrett -- I. Werrett -- I. Werrett -- I. Werrett -- I. Werrett -- I. Werrett -- I. Werrett -- I. Werrett -- I. Werrett -- I. Werrett -- I. Werrett.

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This book represents the first comprehensive study on the concept of ritual purity in the Dead Sea Scrolls since the full publication of the legal material from Qumran. Utilizing an independent approach to the relevant documents from Qumran, this study discusses the primary and secondary literature on the five major categories of impurity in the scrolls (i.e., diseases, clean/unclean animals, corpses, bodily discharges, and sexual misdeeds). This examination is supported by a comparison between the scrolls’ purity legislations and their biblical counterparts. The book culminates with a comparison between the purity rulings in the scrolls and a diachronic reading of the explicit agreements and disagreements found therein. The result is a far more comprehensive and nuanced interpretation than has been previously offered.

ISBN: 9789047423010

Standard No.: 10.1163/ej.9789004156234.i-349 DOI

LCCN: 2007043274

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA795833 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 014408356 Uk B0800571 bccb

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Dead Sea scrolls.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Purity, Ritual--Judaism.

LC Class. No.: BM702 / .W47 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 296.7/42