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Re: CD
In a message dated 96-11-26 01:02:50 EST, you write:
> Hey, alright, I'll bite. People have been confusing the hell out of me:
I've
> received three posts from 3 different people using "CD" -- my first
reaction
> was that it was referring to the Community Document or Rule. The second
post
> brought a similar but less secure reaction. The third made me think that
> "CD" referred to what I have referred to as the Zadokite fragments a la
> Schiffman or Damascus Rule a la Vermes, even the Damascus Document. The
> reason for this was that the death of the righteous teacher and the twenty
> years was mentioned in relation to the "CD".
CD is all of the above.
> Now tell me, please, what does "CD" stand for, so that it makes sense:
> something like Codex Damascus?? Covenant Document??? (-- so that I can be
> put out of my misery -- *bang*)
>
> Ian Hutchesson
Actually, I believe it's "Cairo Document" as the text was found in the Cairo
genizah.
Russ Gm.