[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: Yachad ostracon
On Sat, 14 Sep 1996, Greg Doudna wrote:
>
> > >Esti Eshel presented her find in Manchester on Tuesday. She reads yh_d,
> > >though it could be yod aleph dalet (anyone know a personal name that begins
[...]
Thanks for a beautifully detailed post.
It does seem to me that the reading of "yachad" as described is a bit too
speculative to actually provide a proof for a connection between Qumran
and DSS.
Incidentally, I understand that the ostracon discusses a gift of a slave
- this in contradiction to Philo's description of the Essenes being
against slavery. Of course, such contradictions are not new and not
unexpected.
Best, Asia