Women in the Dead Sea Scrolls: Research in the Past Decade and Future Directions

Research notes

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Reference type
Book section
Author(s)
Schuller, Eileen M.
Editor(s)
Tzoref, Shani
Roitman, Adolfo D.
, Lawrence H. Schiffman
Year
2011
Journal / Book Title || Series Title
The Dead Sea Scrolls and Contemporary Culture: Proceedings of the International Conference held at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem (July 6-8, 2008)
Number of volumes
0
Issue / Series Volume
93
Series Title
Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah
Publisher
Brill
Place of Publication
Leiden
Pages
571-588
Alternative title
STDJ
Related keywords
Women (Qumran Community)
Women (Sociology & Anthropology)
Gender
Qumran Law / Qumran Halakhah
Rabbinic Law / Rabbinic Halakhah
Qumran Site
Label
02/05/2011
Abstract

Over the past fifteen years or so, considerable attention has been paid in the scholarly literature to what can be known about the presence or absence of women in the communities that generated and copied the literature of the Dead Sea Scrolls. This paper will review this discussion with particular attention to how the question(s) has (have) been formulated; where consensus has been achieved; where and why there is still considerable scholarly disagreement; and possible directions for future study.