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orion Code Terminology in the DSS
In light of the recent discussion of the appropriateness of
the term "sect", I am interested to know what (if any) work
has been done on the use of code terminology in the
Scrolls. By "code terminology" I mean names like "the Wicked
Priest" or "the Lion of Judah" or expressions like "seekers
of smooth things." It seems that such terminology points
to isolationist (dare I say "sectarian") tendencies in the
Qumran literature. While I am not interested in entering
the ORION debate on this, I do think that such terminology
must be of interest to the sociologically minded. What does
the use of such terminology say about the authors?
Bill Schniedewind
UCLA
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+ william schniedewind +
+ ucla, dept. of near eastern langs & cultures +
+ los angeles, ca 90095-1511 +
+ phone: (310) 206-2405; fax: (310) 206-6456 +
+ e-mail: williams@humnet.ucla.edu +
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