In 11Q15, 4 (PAM 43.895, not 42.895) ?
Hard to say, really. Could be both.
_Dierk
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From: Jeffrey B. Gibson
To: Dierk van den Berg
Cc: g-megillot
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 4:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Megillot]
Dierk van den Berg wrote:
First of all, totally different from what is assumed here, both
terms in question, Satan as well as Belial are, among others, used in
the DSS to describe the figurative evil, yet with emphasis on the
latter term. But to add insult to injury, 11Q11 col. 4 (PAM
Generally speaking, it is alrteady a technical term.
And this term is not used by the Yahad !!!
You are dealing, thus, with Satan-terminology of
the long-living predecessor sect of the mxhqq,
IMO the philosophical root of the Essenes in Josephus et par.
_Dierk
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Dierk van den Berg wrote:
Generally speaking, it is alrteady a technical term.
Is it? What's your evidence for this, especially if you think that
the technical meaning
of this term is not adversary?
And this term is not used by the Yahad !!!You are dealing, thus, with
