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This dissertation explores the interests that are served by two discourses in which the phrase "new covenant" plays an important role. The work attempts to explain the discrepancies between the way in which the new covenant is construed in the Damascus Document and in Paul's Sec…

The Damascus Document, a foundational document amongst the Dead Sea Scrolls, is rich with references to women. Most of the passages that allude to women are part of the legal section of the document. This study offers an in-depth analysis of all passages relating to women, both …