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But if CD is earlier than 4QpNah, then we'd have to suppose (as I gather you do) that there was more than one Teacher of Righteousness, and I would need to see persuasive reasons for thinking that. "Smooth things" is also used against opponents in the Hodayot, and Wise has ...

... that time, e.g. 170 BCE). But if CD is earlier than 4QpNah, then we'd have to suppose (as I gather you do) that there was more than one Teacher of Righteousness, and I would need to see persuasive reasons for thinking that. "Smooth things" is also used against opponents in the Hodayot, ...

I think the author of CD cites Is. 30:10, regardless of the original context, simply because it refers to "smooth things" (halaqot), as a way to play on the halakhot of the Pharisees. It just seems too coincidental to not refer to Pharisees, all the more so given that "seekers of smo...

Here's another example of how the oral Torah was a "fence" in the sense that Jesus complains about in Mark 7. Though the actions of the Rabbis are not sanctioned by the Torah, they are done to protect the Torah. This is the common understanding of how the Oral Law serves as a fence around ...

... whole context in CD 1.10-2.1: But God considered their deeds, that they had sought Him with a whole heart. So He raised up for them a teacher of righteousness to guide them in the way of His heart. vac He taught to later generations what God did to the generation deserving wrath , a company of ...

... on the day of evil and having done all to stand, 6:14 Stand therefore having girded your waist with truth and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 6:15 and having put shoes on your feet with firm footing of the gospel of peace, 6:16 and with all things having taken up the shield ...

Just some things that came to mind after my initial reading of your great post. Thank you for your comments, I appreciate it. And "smooth things" is used in CD 1.18-2.1, along with other behavior of the sort that we see the Pharisees do in the NT. The part in CD 1.18-2.1 is inspired by Is...

Rather than break up your well-written post, I thought I'd just mention some things that came to mind as I read it. As far as "builders of the wall" goes, I don't think it needs to exactly match the way that "fence" is used by the Pharisees or how the "wall" is used in ...

As long as you see them as Pharisees I am happy. I don't see them as Pharisees so I hope there are other things that make you happy. :) But I want to discuss this hypothesis and I want to know what you think about my counter-arguments: 1) A fence is not a structural wall The Hebrew word for "f...

I'm with those who think that the "builders of the wall" in CD are (or at least include to a significant extent) the Pharisees... Ok, I want to discuss this hypothesis but I want to be clear, I'm not willing to discuss the hypothesis that "builders of the wall" are Pharisees and...