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HTS Theological Studies
On-line version ISSN 2072-8050
Print version ISSN 0259-9422
Abstract
KOTZE, Gideon R.. Orphans in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Herv. teol. stud. [online]. 2016, vol.72, n.4, pp.1-9. ISSN 2072-8050. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/hts.v72i4.3271.
This study investigates the literary references to orphans in writings amongst the Qumran texts that were written in Hebrew and can be associated with the sectarian Qumran movement. The study focuses on passages where forms of the word -•-• are used. These include the Damascus Document (CD 6:16-17), Hodayot (1QHa 13:22) and Barkhi Nafshia (4Q434 1 i 2). The investigation concludes that the references to orphans in these passages do not have the same rhetorical functions. In CD 6, the wordings of authoritative scriptures are adapted to portray orphans and widows as the victims of wrongdoing. In 1QHa and 4Q434, however, orphans are mentioned in hymns that praise the Lord's positive treatment of needy people.