Sectarian Law in the Dead Sea Scrolls : Courts, Testimony and the Penal Code / Lawrence H. Schiffman.

Providence, RI : Brown Judaic Studies, 1983-2020.

Chico, California : Scholars Press, 1983-2020.

xv, 278 pages : Tables ; pages cm.

Open access edition funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities/Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Humanities Open Book Program.

Publication of this book was made possible, in part, by the generosity of the Jewish Federation of Rhode Island. Special thanks go to Mr. Melvin Alperin, President, and Mr. Elliot Cohan, Executive Director.

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Introduction -- Judges and Their Qualifications -- The Qualifications of Witnesses -- The Law of Testimony -- Reproof as a Requisite for Punishment -- The Restoration of Lost or Stolen Property -- The Use of Divine Names -- The Sectarian Penal Code -- The Communal Meal -- Conclusion: Law and Community in the Dead Sea Scrolls.