Abstract
4QInstruction, or the Musar leMevin document, as reconstructed by modem editors, is comprised of a number of fragmentary scrolls from Cave 4, of which several are of sufficient length to imbue its text with a distinct profile.' Its primary focus revolves around contemplation of the eschaton, the hereafter, touching upon issues of reward and punishment, and offering the reader advice asserting the notion that a praiseworthy life will merit a favorable judgment. 4QInstruction has been classified by scholars as a wisdom text of the genre typical amongst the scrolls, and indeed second temple period Jewish literature in general. The text has been identified as a representative component in the development of the genre, the distinct features of which place its stance somewhere between the speculative positions assumed by
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