Qumran

In 1947, a young shepherd boy was tending to his goats in a land called Khirbat Qumran. After roaming with his flock, he discovered a cave laying open for his exploration. Out of curiosity, the youngster tossed a stone into the abyss of darkness. The sound wave of broken pottery echoes back to the boy. Inside the clay canisters laid the Dead Sea Scrolls. The Scrolls are believed to be written between 150 B.C. and 70 A.D (Wise, Abegg, and Cook). Athanasius Yeshue Samuel bought four of the

A Doubting Time Have you ever doubted a belief that you held one hundred percent true just a day ago? So have I and many other people. Many times, people question their ideas or beliefs or other people’s ideas and beliefs. I fall victim to this cycle of doubting and questioning as well as I question my Christian religion. I question my beliefs, tell myself to stop doubting, then I reinforce my beliefs with facts. I ponder on the general questions non-Christian believers ask: Why does evil and suffering

Kiley Rhoden Block 1 2-16-12 The Greatest Discovery of the 20th Century Kiley Rhoden Block 1 2-16-12 The Greatest Discovery of the 20th Century Introduction Introduction Did you know that the Dead Sea Scrolls also known as the greatest archaeological discovery of the 20th century were discovered in 1946? The Dead Sea Scrolls are Hebrew and are very interesting to study because of the vest history included. The Scrolls are important because you can see what the Hebrews

THESIS While also known as the Intertestamental Period, the Second Temple Period demonstrates that while God was silent in regards of speaking through prophets, He was anything but in His orchestrating human events for the culmination of the coming Messiah. INTRODUCTION When Christians open their Bibles there are two Testaments of God-inspired Scripture. These Testaments document various periods of human history of God’s activity in the lives of human beings. Looking at Scripture from a central

make official interpretations of the Law as opposed to the Pharisees lay interpretation (Robinson, 1986). The third religious party of Jews in Palestine in the 1st century were the Essenes. Within the Essenes, there were different divisions. The Qumran Essenes are best known from the Dead Sea Scrolls, which were discovered in 1947. Since the Essenes tended to be more strict that the Pharisees and did believe that some of the traditions were valid. The Essenes, along with the Pharisees, possessed

such importance and influence in regards to the present? The Dead Sea Scrolls not only gives in depth content to the Bible, but most importantly, the texts give a different perspective and insight into a civilization that thrived in the regions of Qumran before the age of the Christ. In the scrolls, grand aspiration to an ideal utopian empire are clearly and carefully written. The discovery of the scrolls exposed a blue print containing a plan to create a society completely devoted to the Yahweh

as parallels to any biblical books. Found in Qumran, located in the Judean Desert, these scrolls have been a controversial topic in an archeological sense as well as in a religious aspect. Apparently, the scrolls were copied from other scrolls and then stored in caves near the place that they are assumed to have been written. There’s been a lot of speculation as to the true origin of the scrolls, but common opinion has it that they were copied at Qumran, a settlement near the site that they were found

The Holy Spirit is one of the most personal persons of the Trinity that we have the privilege to have within our lives. Through Jesus Christ our Lord and savior, we as Christians have been given a gift that we do not even know the full extent of. John 16: 5-15 is one of the few passages within the gospels that give an introduction to the gift we are given through the departing presence of Jesus Christ from the earth. From this passage, however, questions still arise about the role and functionality

I asked him to come in. Being baptized in Israel was very special to me. After I was baptized another lady in the group also decided to be baptized. At the end of the baptism, the group swam around and had a great time. On day four I went to the Qumran cave and Dead Sea. I floated in the Dead Sea. After that, we went to En Gedi but they had closed the gate and we couldn’t hike up the mountain, but I did see 6-7 Ibex in the area. Then after that, the funniest thing happened. I saw a camel parked

Introduction Canonization is the promotion and acceptance of a text as sacred and binding. (Detweiler, 1985). The particular qualities of biblical literature which become canon are what makes the Bible into theology (Stordalen, 2007). The word “canon” is an ancient Semitic word that, in ancient times, had come to be thought of as a standard or rule for faith and life. The books of the Old and New Testaments have long been considered canon, or “divine writings” (“Lecture 2,” 2015). Canonization