Acknowledgments |
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Preface |
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Abbreviations |
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Introduction |
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a) Deut. 16:18-17:13 and its ancient interpreters |
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(1) MT Deut. 16:18-17:13: Introductory Remarks |
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2 | (1) |
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(2) Deut. 16:18-18:22: the first constitution? |
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3 | (3) |
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6 | (1) |
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(4) Introduction to the structure of the commentary on Deut. 16:18-17:13 |
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7 | (1) |
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b) Texts of Deuteronomy in the Second Temple period |
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8 | (8) |
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(1) The Masoretic Text (MT) |
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8 | (1) |
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(2) The Samaritan Pentateuch (SP) |
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8 | (1) |
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(3) Manuscripts of Deuteronomy from Qumran (Q) |
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9 | (3) |
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(4) Rabbinic writings and Targums |
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12 | (4) |
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16 | (27) |
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(1) The Books of Chronicles |
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16 | (5) |
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21 | (4) |
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25 | (6) |
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31 | (3) |
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34 | (9) |
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Chapter One The establishment of local judiciaries: Deut. 16:18-20 and its interpreters |
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43 | (102) |
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a) Introduction to MT Deut. 16:18-20 |
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43 | (14) |
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b) Deut. 16:18-20: Second Temple period interpretations |
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57 | (88) |
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(1) Jehoshaphat's judiciary: 2 Chron. 19:4-7; Deut. 16:18-20 |
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57 | (11) |
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68 | (8) |
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(3) The Temple Scroll: 11QTemplea (11Q19) 51:11-18; 11QTempleb (11Q20) 15, frg. 26, ii, 4-8 |
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76 | (14) |
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(4) The Temple Scroll: 11QTemplea 57:19-20: the prohibitions against perverting justice and the taking of bribes are applied to the king |
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90 | (2) |
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(5) Philo, Special Laws 4.55-78: Mosaic laws for the judge |
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92 | (28) |
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(6) Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 4.214-217 |
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120 | (20) |
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(7) Josephus, Against Apion 2.207 |
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140 | (2) |
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(8) Early Jewish interpretation of Deut. 16:18-20 |
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142 | (3) |
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Chapter Two No Single Testimony: Deut. 17:6par |
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145 | (182) |
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146 | (6) |
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146 | (2) |
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(2) MT Deut. 19:15-21 (MT/Q/SP) |
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148 | (3) |
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151 | (1) |
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151 | (1) |
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b) Second Temple period interpretations |
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152 | (45) |
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152 | (1) |
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152 | (2) |
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154 | (4) |
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(1.3) Excursus: LXX Num: 35:30 |
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158 | (2) |
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(2) The Temple Scroll (11QTemplea) |
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160 | (1) |
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160 | (3) |
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(2.2) The Temple Scroll (11QTemplea 64:6-9; 4QRouleau du Temple (4Q524) frg. 14): testimony to treason |
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163 | (3) |
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(3) The Damascus Document (CD) 9:16-23a; 4Q270 6 iv 11-13 |
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166 | (10) |
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176 | (1) |
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(4.1) Special Laws 4.53-54 |
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176 | (7) |
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(4.2) On the transferred use of the Pentateuch's witness rules |
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183 | (1) |
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183 | (2) |
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(5) Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 4.219 |
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185 | (12) |
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c) Other Second Temple sources |
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197 | (16) |
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197 | (8) |
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(2) The Testament of Abraham |
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205 | (8) |
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d) New Testament Traditions |
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213 | (28) |
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213 | (3) |
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(2) The Letter to the Hebrews |
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216 | (3) |
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219 | (5) |
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224 | (5) |
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229 | (2) |
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231 | (10) |
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Chapter Three Justice at `the place that the Lord your God will choose': Deut. 17:8-13 and its interpreters |
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241 | (86) |
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a) Introduction to MT Deut. 17:8-13 |
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241 | (9) |
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b) Second Temple period interpretations |
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250 | (77) |
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250 | (2) |
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(2) 2 Chronicles 19:8-11: Jehoshaphat's Jerusalem judiciary |
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252 | (11) |
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263 | (12) |
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275 | (1) |
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(4.1) 11QTemplea 56:07-11 |
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275 | (11) |
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(4.2) 11QTemplea 57:11-14 |
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286 | (3) |
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(5) Philo, Special Laws 4.188-192 |
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289 | (17) |
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(6) Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 4.218; Against Apion 2.187-194 |
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306 | (1) |
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(6.1) Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 4.218 |
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306 | (14) |
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(6.2) Josephus, Against Apion 2.187-194 |
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320 | (7) |
Epilogue |
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327 | (10) |
Bibliography |
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337 | (30) |
Index |
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367 | (1) |
Sources |
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367 | (2) |
Modern authors |
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369 | (33) |
Subjects |
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