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Dead Sea Scrolls Place : Qumran (near Dead Sea) Time : 1947 (discovered time) Content : parchment or papyrus scrolls in jars Language : Hebrew , Aramaic, Greek
Content of the Scrolls Biblical manuscript Pseudepigrapha (apocryphal books) 3. Sectarian
Biblical manuscript Includes all the books in Hebrew Bible Except for Esther 40% of the identified scrolls
Pseudepigrapha (apocryphal books) Document from Second Temple Period Contains Enoch, Jubilees, Tobit, Sirach, some non-canonical psalms, etc 30% of the identified scrolls
Sectarian Possible rules and beliefs of a particular group Community of Essenes 30% of the identified scrolls
Essenes A Jewish religious group Possible inhabitant in Qumran Stoicism Forbids sacrificing animals Live in poverty
Christianity and Essenes The children of light vs. the children of darkness Teacher of Righteousness Chosen by God Messiah
Essenes Jesus Son of light Every man Reject sinners Accept sinners Follow the community Follow Jesus/ Follow God Hatred to women Accept women
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