The Dead Sea Scrolls

According to the Jewish historian Josephus, there was a second order of the Essenes that married. The most striking feature of the site, however, was the number of cisterns designed to collect rainwater in the brief rainy season. Since the nearest spring was about a mile away, the inhabitants of the...

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Published in:Historically speaking 2013-04, Vol.14 (2), p.8-10
Main Author: Collins, John J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arab Israeli relations
Christianity
Jewish people
Judaism
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Summary:According to the Jewish historian Josephus, there was a second order of the Essenes that married. The most striking feature of the site, however, was the number of cisterns designed to collect rainwater in the brief rainy season. Since the nearest spring was about a mile away, the inhabitants of the site needed to collect water. The Scrolls also testify to a lively messianic expectation, involving not one but two messiahs-the tradi- tional Davidic messiah who was expected to restore the monarchy, and a messiah of Aaron, who was expected to restore the Temple and the cult. [...]some features of the sectarian community appear to have resembled Christianity more than Judaism. [...]the relevance of the Scrolls to early Christianity is complex.
ISSN:1941-4188
1944-6438
1944-6438
DOI:10.1353/hsp.2013.0009