The Messiah BEFORE Jesus And The Dead Sea Scrolls - @JamesTaborVideos

Discover the links between Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls in Dr. James D. Tabor's captivating 10-lecture online course. Unravel ancient mysteries, explore early Christianity, and gain unique insights from a leading scholar. Enroll today for a deep dive into history! Sign up here

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This course delves deep into the intriguing question of whether Jesus of Nazareth was connected to, influenced by, or familiar with the Jewish sect responsible for writing the Dead Sea Scrolls. By centering our investigation around this central issue, we will embark on an exploration of a wide range of related topics, shedding light on the historical and theological context of the time. Through in-depth analysis, discussion, and examination of primary sources, we will seek to uncover the potential connections and influences that shaped the religious landscape of the ancient Judean world.

This course comes down to a single issue: Was Jesus connected to, familiar with, or in any ways influenced by, the Jewish sect who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls? And around this central focus we will explore a whole variety of related topics, such as:

What are the Dead Sea scrolls?
How were the Dead Sea Scrolls discovered, dated, and interpreted early on?
Were the Essenes the group responsible for writing the Dead Sea Scrolls?
Who were the Essenes and what were their beliefs?
Was John the Baptist likely connected to the DSS (Dead Sea Scrolls) group?
Are there close similarities between the Jesus movement and the DSS group—how many and how significant?
What about sharp differences between the Jesus movement and the DSS group?
If the movement lasted until the Jewish Roman War in 66-73CE, was it possible that the Jesus movement and the DSS group had knowledge of each other?
How different are the Pharisees and the Sadducees from the DSS group and the Jesus movement?
And so much more...

In this course, our primary focus is on a direct engagement with the Dead Sea Scroll texts. Our emphasis is not on delving into theories about the group but rather on a meticulous examination of the content within the Scrolls themselves. By the conclusion of this course, you will have gained a profound understanding of the fundamental aspects necessary to embark on more in-depth explorations in the realm of biblical studies.

Lecture One: Overview of the Discovery—When, Where, and What?

Lecture Two: Early Controversy—A “Christianity” before Jesus?

Lecture Three: The Community Rule (1QS)

Lecture Four: Who Were the Essenes?

Lecture Five: The Damascus Document (CD) and the Messianic Rule (1QSa)

Lecture Six: Who Was the Teacher of Righteousness?

Lecture Seven: What Do We Learn from the Newly Published Scrolls?

Lecture Eight: End Time Expectations—When Prophecy Fails

Lecture Nine: The Dead Sea Scrolls Bible

Lecture Ten: Putting it all Together: Jesus and the Scrolls

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[ajaxinfinitum]

Barbara Thiering, from Australia already handle all of this quite concisely as well.

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As I've said before it's speaking about the heir of Melchizedek from the time of King David's death, the Grandfather of Adoniyah the son of King David.

[MG-otyr]

Sounds like an interesting course, I'd be curious to know if it sheds any light on whether there actually was an historical Jesus or whether he's totally a myth that was created and attached to the apocalyptic movement known as Jewish Christians. We do know his mythical dad Yahweh can be traced back to being one of over 200 Canaanite gods.

[henryschmit]

The Dead Sea Scrolls also have the book of Isaiah. The book of Isaiah predicts a future Messiah, a descendent of David. Jesus is the only Person who has fulfilled and fits all the descriptions of the Messianic prophesies in Isaiah.

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[alicedeen]

What about the fakes in the Dead Sea Scrolls?

[Thomasw]

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[timothyblack]

The Jesus before Jesus was a Prophet, who was a Hellenistic Jew who wrote the Book of Sirach with the last two chapter being written by his son “Sirach”. This book was in the Dead Sea Scroll. This Book was definitely used by Jews at the time Christ lived on Earth. You will recognize the influence of this book in Christ’s teachings. It is in the Catholic, Orthodox, Coptic, and Ethiopian, and other’s Bible.