Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls

Dr. James Tabor gives a brief taster of his ten-part lecture series, Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls. What, exactly, are the Dead Sea Scrolls? Why are they important to modern Christianity? What does the community of the Dead Sea Scrolls have in common with the Jesus movement?

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[LA-kcev]

I just wish to add that, in addition to a fine scholar, James Tabor is also a fine human being. Thank you James for all your work and all that you share with us here on YouTube.

[marycollis]

And we do look into what he says and read further from his reading suggestions! Glad James recognises this. I’m loving these talks and courses.

[bluesoulsearcher]

Have been loving this channel! I’m always desperate for more XD I love the discussion looking at what the original texts actually say vs how they’ve been ‘smoothed over’ for different purposes. Thank you so much for this interview.

[rwatson]

Love your glasses Megan, but I really came here for the Ancient Sumerian content.

[kenwin]

Interesting discussion. I learned a lot, thank you.

[MrsAvocada]

Thank you for this video!
(Side note, you may want to update University of Chicago in your description as it is no longer the OI.)

[Lightwing]

Finally knowledge about this I can trust! :) Thank you so much :)

[SuzumeMizuno]

Wonderful, thank you very much for sharing!

[arthurpletcher]

The Catholic Bible has always included the Septuagint.

[kevinvaughan]

This raise a great question what came first the Septuagint or the Tanahk?

[AdamMeaney-zszw]

Hey dudes, ds scrolls that speak of Christ's is the oldest date of the ds scrolls, specifically writings that talk about Jesus? 100bc?

[johnrichardson]

New drinking game. Take a shot every time Megan says 'thank you'!

[kennethbrownsher]

Being a Messiah did not get you killed. One called the Egyptian had a larger following then Jesus. His group was also massacred by the Roman's. No one was allowed to challenge Rome and The Ceasars.

[dragonhawkeclouse]

Separated according to the number of the benai ha'elohim
It is interesting that yhwh calls the children of Israel, that they are children (benai) of yhwh your god
Then there are 70 nation's, and 70 children of Israel who descended into Egypt
It is present to me that the benai ha'elohim are the children of israel

[divinelyautistic]

So El Elyon decided to divide the world according to the sons of El. Then Yahweh, being a son of El, was given to the Isrealites. Hmmm interesting 🤔
Maybe that is why Noah said, " Blessed be the god of Shem". As if Japheth and Ham would have their own gods

[williambeckett]

Jesus is most certainly not in the dead sea scrolls. At all. No matter how you try to twist it.

[barnsweb]

Tabor is in denial or deluded. For example, he says Paul's are the earliest Christian writings we have, which is a lie. Eisenman found DSS writings (pre-70) that wrote about Paul being found a fake, liar, and troublemaker by the early Church when the apostles were still around. Second, Papais said the original language gospel (Hebrew gospel?) was well accepted by 40 CE, and even Jerome had read it and talked of it in the 300's to still be extant, but he promoted a altered Greek text. Do we have texts from others who said the apostles were liars and Paul was right - that predate 70 CE? These "scholars" are deluded.
Onediscipletoanother orgainization

[barnsweb]

Does anyone else get very tired of listening to these has been drips under no pressure?