Language:
English
Year of publication:
2019
Titel der Quelle:
Dead Sea Discoveries
Angaben zur Quelle:
26,2 (2019) 220-237
Keywords:
Miktsat ma'ase ha-Torah Criticism, interpretation, etc.
;
Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
;
Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
;
Dead Sea scrolls Relation to the Bible
;
Jewish law in post-biblical literature
Abstract:
Among the enduring enigmas of 4QMMT are the organizational principles which govern its halakhic section. Focusing primarily on the halakhah concerning skin disease in B 64-72, this article argues that the arrangement of MMT's halakhot was influenced, at least in part, by similar collocations of topics in Leviticus 21-22 and possibly Ezek 44:15-31. It seems that the selection of sources is attributable to a specific focus on priestly conduct in the halakhah. By recognizing the nature and extent of this dependence it is possible to better understand MMT's origin and the writers' exegetical and halakhic methods.
DOI:
10.1163/15685179-12341500
URL:
Locate this publication in Israeli libraries
Permalink