Qumran

Dead Sea Scrolls The Dead Sea Scrolls are a group of 800-900 manuscripts found in caves at Qumran east of Jerusalem and north-west of the Dead Sea. The first scrolls were discovered in 1947 by a shepherd-boy who wandered into a cave after a stray goat. The texts are believed to have been hidden in eleven caves for safe-keeping prior to the destruction of Rome in A.D.70. The scrolls are a collection of biblical and non-biblical documents comprising of the Hebrew Bible, (every book except Esther);

Cohen believes within this 350 year period which spans from the Maccabees to the Mishnah was a time that regulations were expanded and the only way to seek God was through the study of liturgy and prayer. Cohen begins his discourse by stating that two religions Christianity and Judaism emerge from this era and out lasted the Roman Empire. Cohen accepts the fact that during this 350 year time period Christianity and Judaism emerged from the same religion with a refining process that has given us a

mentioned particular books of the Bible included in this important, modern-day discovery. 2.2d The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, found in the caves bordering the Dead Sea, in 1947 further validates the historical witness of biblical inspiration. Qumran is where most were found. I think the Dead Sea Scrolls are the oldest known copies of Bibilical works. The works were identified by the bibilical passages they contained. It is amazing to me that 2000 years passed and no one found these works.

Ark Drawing The Ark of the Covenant is a holy relic told to hold the two tablets that have the ten commandments in it. God told Moses to make it that is what he did. It was a physical object like the Golden Cow, but God told the people to make it. The Ark helped the Israelites through tough times. It was so powerful that if certain people were to look at it they would die. One day the Israelites were taking the Ark to from Shiloh to Even-Ezra and it was captured by the Philistines. The Philistines

Before the Dead Sea Scrolls discovery, the most ancient whole text was written in Hebrew. It was the Masoretic text from the 10th century. The oldest complete biblical text, on the other hand, was known as the Septuagint also. It was the Greek translation from the 4th century (One for Israel, 2018). The Dead Sea Scrolls revealed manuscripts of many books of the Old Testament that were more ancient than any manuscript ever known. It was written a thousand years earlier before the time of the New Testament

In Paul Hége’s book, Women in the Bible, Qumran, and Early Rabbinic Literature: Their Status and Roles Scholarship writes about, “The status of women in Scripture and in Qumranic and rabbinic literatures has often been guided by biased preconceptions in both directions” (Héger page 5) meaning by male citizens and another scholars alike. One of the biggest argument from the Bible, was the creation woman. As stated by Heger, “The traditional commentators connect these midrashim to the preceding as

very strict and the Sadducees followers only followed the Torah nothing else ((Dictionary of the New Testament, Background vol 3, Evans and Stanley). Lastly the Essenes were a religious group was branch into two groups where one group was located in Qumran and their fame came from being the writers of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the pioneers of a monastic community in the wilderness of Judea (Who’s Who

The Pharisees, Sadducees and Essenes were three religious groups who lived in Palestine during the time of Jesus who was a first century Jew. The Pharisees and Sadducees were two well –known Jewish sects from the time of Jesus. Both opposed Jesus during his ministry. Historically they have been derived from three main sources; the works of Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, the early Rabbinic writing, 150CE and the New Testament. Recently found in the Dead Sea Scrolls at Quinram; each has its limitations

V.7: “In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace—” Paul begins to list some of the blessings that flow from the matchless grace of God. These blessings are enjoyed by the believer in the present, this is shown by the tense that is used “we have”, which shows the continuous of the blessings. Paul uses the word redemption (apolytrosis), which has to do with the emancipation either of slaves or of prisoners. The NEB has “release”

During the time when Jesus walked on Earth, the Jewish people were divided into many different religious sects. The four most well known sects were known as the Pharisees, the Sadducees, the Zealots, and the Essenes. The major differentiating factor among these sects was their views of what the Messiah foretold by the Prophets would be like. The Sadducees were the aristocrats of ancients Israel, and filled the positions of priests and lawmakers. They also held the majority of seats on the Sanhedrin