AR305 The Dead Sea Scrolls

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Get an in-depth look at the world of the Dead Sea Scrolls with this course by Dr. Andrew Perrin. You’ll learn about their discovery and the controversies surrounding their ownership and publication. You’ll gain insight into the Qumran community as Dr. Perrin provides historical background to help you understand how beliefs and practices of the group that wrote and preserved the Dead Sea Scrolls compares to other Jewish groups from the time of Jesus. You’ll see what insight the Scrolls can provide on the accuracy of the text of the Old Testament, the prevalence of other ancient Jewish writings, and the Second Temple context of early Christianity.

Introduction

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Introducing the Speaker and the Course

Introducing the Speaker and the Course

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First Impressions: Lens of the Cave 1 Discoveries

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Puzzle of the Dead Sea Scrolls

Puzzle of the Dead Sea Scrolls

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Dead Sea Scrolls Discovery: Modern Takes Blur Fact and Fiction

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Introduction

Introduction

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Artifacts or Souvenirs? Forgeries in Modern Collections

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Artifacts: Three Important Criteria

Artifacts: Three Important Criteria

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Second Temple History, Culture, and Politics

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Why the Second Temple Period Matters for the Bible

Why the Second Temple Period Matters for the Bible

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Qumran Archaeology: Implications for Religious Thought, Practice

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Setting the Context for Qumran Archaeology

Setting the Context for Qumran Archaeology

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Qumran Identities: Jewish Groups, Movements, Demographics

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Sources and Settings for Ancient Jewish Groups

Sources and Settings for Ancient Jewish Groups

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Hallmark Items of Qumran Thought

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Contours of Qumran Thought and Practice

Contours of Qumran Thought and Practice

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Beyond Qumran: Aramaic Dead Sea Scrolls

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What Are the Aramaic Dead Sea Scrolls?

What Are the Aramaic Dead Sea Scrolls?

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Scribes, Scrolls, and Scriptures

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From the Old Testament to Hebrew Scriptures

From the Old Testament to Hebrew Scriptures

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Evolution of Scriptural Interpretation

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Scriptural Interpretation before the Bible

Scriptural Interpretation before the Bible

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Rethinking Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha

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Writings outside the Bible

Writings outside the Bible

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Dead Sea Scrolls and Second Temple Context of Early Christianity

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Problems with Parallels between Qumran and Christianity

Problems with Parallels between Qumran and Christianity

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Conclusion

Only a Beginning

Only a Beginning

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