The Volunteers in the Rule of the Community: A Biblical Notion in Sectarian Garb

The article examines the meaning of the term mitnadevim ('volunteers') as a technical appellation for the members of the Qumran community, chiefly in the Rule of the Community. It is shown that the term is based on the biblical cultic terminology of a free-will offering (Lev 22:21), and a...

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Main Author: Dimant, Devorah (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Peeters 2007
In: Revue de Qumran
Year: 2007, Volume: 23, Issue: 2, Pages: 233-245
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