Aryeh Amihay teaches Judaism and Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He holds a BA in Biblical Studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a PhD in Religion from Princeton University.

• Acknowledgements IntroductionPart I: Concepts1. Legal Essentialism2. Hierarchy and Exclusivity3. Time and Space4. Obligation and Authority5. Intent and Responsibility6. Retribution and Control Part II: PracticesShifting from Theory to Practice7. Association and Admission8. Covenant and Initiation9. Officers and Leaders10. Reproof and Mediation11. Punishment and ExclusionConclusion

Aryeh Amihay blazes an important new path in the study of the law in the Dead Sea Scrolls....This volume is an exciting addition to the burgeoning interdisciplinary scholarship on the Dead Sea Scrolls and should be required reading for all scholars of ancient Judaism.

Aryeh Amihay teaches Judaism and Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He holds a BA in Biblical Studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a PhD in Religion from Princeton University.

• Acknowledgements IntroductionPart I: Concepts1. Legal Essentialism2. Hierarchy and Exclusivity3. Time and Space4. Obligation and Authority5. Intent and Responsibility6. Retribution and Control Part II: PracticesShifting from Theory to Practice7. Association and Admission8. Covenant and Initiation9. Officers and Leaders10. Reproof and Mediation11. Punishment and ExclusionConclusion

Aryeh Amihay blazes an important new path in the study of the law in the Dead Sea Scrolls....This volume is an exciting addition to the burgeoning interdisciplinary scholarship on the Dead Sea Scrolls and should be required reading for all scholars of ancient Judaism.

Aryeh Amihay teaches Judaism and Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He holds a BA in Biblical Studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a PhD in Religion from Princeton University.

• Acknowledgements IntroductionPart I: Concepts1. Legal Essentialism2. Hierarchy and Exclusivity3. Time and Space4. Obligation and Authority5. Intent and Responsibility6. Retribution and Control Part II: PracticesShifting from Theory to Practice7. Association and Admission8. Covenant and Initiation9. Officers and Leaders10. Reproof and Mediation11. Punishment and ExclusionConclusion

Aryeh Amihay blazes an important new path in the study of the law in the Dead Sea Scrolls....This volume is an exciting addition to the burgeoning interdisciplinary scholarship on the Dead Sea Scrolls and should be required reading for all scholars of ancient Judaism.