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Re: "Love" in the DSS
I know we are departing a bit from the focus of the list, but I would be
interested in what you think the "theology of Leviticus" and Jeremiah
might be, and what the differences might be.
Under His Mercy,
Michael Hildenbrand echad@uclink.berkeley.edu
On Mon, 8 Apr 1996 HuldrychZ@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 96-04-08 01:08:49 EDT, you write:
>
> >Also (a related point) you seem to draw a distinctino between what you call
> >the
> >"theology of Judaism" and "theology contained within [the DSS]." Since the
> >DSS are obviously the product of one or more of the aforesaid Jewish
> >sects (and hence include one or more theologies of Judaism), could you
> >perhaps
> >be more precise about what you had in mind in drawing that distinction?
>
> This is precisely the point I am interested in. It seems to me that there
> are varying theologies in Judaism (in the 1st century CE particularly as the
> point of focus). Because this is so, I think it important to allow the
> scrolls to speak for themselves instead of superimposing another theology on
> top of them. To give a biblical illustration- the theology of Leviticus
> seems to differ from the theology of Jeremiah (though there are of course
> points of contact and continuity). Thus, we cannot so much speak of
> "Biblical Theology" as we should speak of "The Theology of Jeremiah", etc.
> I think the same is true of the Scrolls. Thus, my desire was (and is) to
> discover the theology of love as it is demonstrated by the Scrolls. (Without
> always having a sidewards glance at the other "sects" of the period).
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
>
>
> Jim West
>