Craig Evans combines his extensive knowledge of ancient manuscripts and New Testament studies in this course. He provides the history of the Dead Sea Scrolls, their discovery, and the Essenes, and shows how they affect our understanding of Jesus, John the Baptist, and the early church.
Introduction and Overview
Introduction and Overview
Introducing the Speaker and the Course
1m
Overview of the Course
9m
The First Discovery
4m
Important Genizah Finds
8m
The Second Find
9m
Scripture Scrolls
10m
Pesharim: Commentary Scrolls
6m
Militant Messianic Pesharim
9m
Sectarian Scrolls
11m
The Essenes and the Origins of the Scrolls
7m
What the Ruins Tell Us
6m
Dead Sea Scrolls: Gospels
John the Baptist: Part 1
5m
John the Baptist: Part 2
5m
Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls
6m
Jesus’ Proclamation of Jubilee
7m
Jesus’ Exorcism and Healing
7m
Exorcism and the Psalms
7m
Strings of Beatitudes
6m
Jesus’ Assurance for John the Baptist
7m
Jesus on Divorce and Monogamy
6m
Qumran on Divorce and Monogamy
5m
The Temple Tax
6m
The Eschatological Banquet
6m
God’s Vineyard
7m
The Law and Life
6m
Conclusions: Value of the Dead Sea Scrolls
3m
Dead Sea Scrolls: Epistles and Revelation
Paul and Qumran: Ecclesiastical Terminology
8m
Paul and Qumran: “Works of the Law”
6m
James versus Priestly Zeal for the Law
6m
Qumran and “Works of the Law”
7m
The Sons of Light
4m
Mystery and Revelations
5m
The Flesh and Spirit
4m
Covered Heads and Angels
4m
Order in the Assembly
5m
James and Doing the Law/Word
5m
Hebrews on Melchizedek
6m
Qumran on Melchizedek
6m
Spiritual Sacrifice
4m
Qumran and John: Dualism
7m
Qumran and John: Conceptual Parallels
6m
Revelation on New Jerusalem
3m
Qumran on New Jerusalem
4m
New Jerusalem: Summary
4m
Use of the Scrolls for New Testament Interpretation
4m
Postscript: Possible Early Discoveries
5m
Appendix: Screencasts
Creating a Layout for the Biblical Dead Sea Scrolls
11m
Adding the Sectarian Dead Sea Scrolls to the Dead Sea Scrolls Layout
8m
Building and Searching a Collection of Dead Sea Scrolls Resources