Abstract
This article presents a composite edition, with new reconstructions, notes, and translation, of a composition we title 'Sabbath Laws' (4Q264a and 4Q421). Three of these Sabbath laws are treated at length in comparison to rabbinic halakah: carrying and playing musical instruments, reading a scroll, and leaving coals burning. Mutually beneficial, this comparison contributes to our understanding, and reconstruction, of the history of halakah.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 55-96 |
Number of pages | 42 |
Journal | Dead Sea Discoveries |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 16 Mar 2009 |
Keywords
- Qumran halakah
- Rabbinic halakah
- Sabbath laws
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- History
- Religious studies