AN UNKNOWN JEWISH SECT
LOUIS GINZBERG
NEW YORK CITY
5736—1976
Prepared and published with the aid of the
Stroock Publication Fund
of The Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Foreword by Eli Ginzberg ix
Preface xvii
I. Introduction 1-2
II. Orthography of the Fragments 3-4
III. Textual and Exegetlcal Notes 5-104
With detailed explanations of: Polygamy 19-20, Marriage with a Niece 23-24, Angelology 26-27, Meaning of yp 29-30, Confession 42-43, Age of Majority 45-47, Meaning of un and run 49-51, Impurity of Water 51-55, Drawing of Water on Sabbath 61-62, Terms for Synagogues 71, Use of Trumpet at Divine Service 72-73, Trade Relations with Gentiles 76-78, Eating of Honey 78-79, Killing of Fish 79-80, Impurity of Stone and Earth 81-83, Genealogical Records 87-89, Oaths 91-94, Perjury 95-96, Annullment of Oaths 96-99.
IV. The Halakah of the Fragments 105-154
Importance of Halakah for Assessment of Sects 105-107, Sabbath Laws 107-115, Laws of Purity 115-116, Dietary Laws 116-117, Sacrificial Cult 117, Capital Crimes 118, Courts and their Procedure 117-122, Pharisaic Character of Halakah 124-130, Relation to Zadokite Book used by Qirqisani 130-134, Relation to Sadduceeism 134-138, Relation to Dositheans 138-141, Relation to Book of Jubilees and to the Falashas 141-144, Relation to Karaites 144-154.
V. The Theology of the Fragments 155-208
The Law 155-159, Agreement with Dogmas of Pharisees 159-162, Attributes of God 162-164, Providence 165-
167, Philosophy of History 167-169, Angelology and Discourse on the direct Revelation of the Law 169-173, Satan and Belial 173-177, Demonology 177-179, Supposed cryptic Names of Satan in the Fragments 179-182, the Prophets as Sources of Law in Fragments and in Rabbinic Literature 182-192, Use of Pseudepigrapha 192193, Relation to Masoretic Text 194-199, Method of Exegesis 199-202, Sectarianism 202-204, the Patriarchs in the Fragments and in Rabbinic Literature 204-208.