Abstract
The interpretation of biblical law found among the Qumran sectarians is a vital key for understanding the sect's self-identity.' While the documents containing organizational laws at Qumran do fluctuate over time and reveal different communities behind them, the biblical laws remain relatively unaffected by these changes and repeatedly reflect a common bias in interpretation.2 Examination of these biblical laws reveals a common ideology that undergirds the sect's identity. What are scholars saying about the central ideological components of the sect? Some suggest that cultic purity is most important to the sect.3 But, the question remains, why is purity so important to the
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