David's Deeds in the Dead Sea Scrolls

DAVID'S DEEDS IN THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS JACQUELINE C.R. DE ROO Roehampton Institute London (University of Surrey) 1. Introduction Among the Dead Sea Scrolls the Damascus Document has been one of the most difficult works to interpret, because it seems to lack a cer- tain degree of coherency.' This article tries to clarify one important sentence (CD 5:5b-6a) which has been interpreted by scholars in a variety of ways due to its ambiguity. Moreover, an attempt will be made to point out the significance of the resemblances between CD 5:5b-6a and two other Qumran sectarian documents: 4Q174 and 4QMMT.z II.