The message of the Sapiential Text numbered 4Q424 may be paraphrased as, “Do not trust a fool to do the work of the wise.” Throughout this writing, the hearer is warned not to depend upon the services of those who are slothful, foolish, ...
The Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls
This is simply a variant expression of the idea of being inscribed (or not inscribed) in the Book of Life. Since “the souls of the just are in the hand of God” (3:1), “in peace” (3:3) and the time of the Day of the Lord—judgment—is ...
This is simply a variant expression of the idea of being inscribed (or not inscribed) in the Book of Life. Since “the souls of the just are in the hand of God” (3:1), “in peace” (3:3) and the time of the Day of the Lord—judgment—is ...
... Jerome . “ Philo and 2 Cor 6 : 14–7 : 1 . ” RB 95 ( 1988 ) : 55–69 . Murphy - O'Connor , Jerome . " Qumran and the New Testament . " Pages 55-71 in The New Testament and Its Modern Interpreters . Edited by Eldon J. Epp and George W. MacRae ...