A Note On 1Qs 9:14: the Sons of Righteousness or the Sons of Zadok?

Robert A. Kugler

Dead Sea Discoveries · 1996 · 30 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

The principal difficulty, of course, is explaining phrase pr In.' Ignoring unnecessary definite article it easily reads as the sons of Zadok, and surrounding material addressing Master's role as a judge of human spirit places him in that capacity with respect to Zadokites as well as non-priestly community members.2 Yet in most recent edition of scroll, phrase is emended to read as the