Geyser-Fouche, Ananda B.2015-05-122015-05-122014-11-20Geyser-Fouché, A., 2014, ‘Crucifixion at Qumran’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 70(1), Art. #2775, 12 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/hts.v70i3.27750259-9422 (print)2078-8050 (online)10.4102/hts.v70i3.2775http://hdl.handle.net/2263/45099When the last texts of Qumran cave 4 were published, another text that refers to crucifixion came to the fore, namely 4Q524 14:1–6, part of which is verbatim the same as 11QTª 64:6–13. Both texts add to the Pentateuchal text by giving the reason why persons were hanged. Therefore I will compare these two texts with each other, but also with their Pentateuchal parallels Deuteronomy 21:18–23, 22:1–2 and 22:11. I will attempt to explain the differences against the social text, by studying the crucifixion and/or hanging practices of neighbouring cultures (social text) and by reading these two texts against the fragmented text of 4QpNahum 3–4 I:7–8, which is a Qumran text that deals with execution.en© 2014. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.CrucifixionPentateuchal textQumran11Q TempleTemple ScrollDeuteronomic ParaphraseArticle