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
Introduction
Introducing the Speaker and the Course
10m
How to Read a Dead Sea Scroll
7m
First Impressions: Lens of the Cave 1 Discoveries
Puzzle of the Dead Sea Scrolls
5m
Backstory of the Bible through the Isaiah Scroll
6m
Early Patterns of Biblical Commentary: Pesher Habakkuk
6m
Retelling Scripture in the Genesis Apocryphon
8m
Community Ideas and Identity in the Community Rule
6m
Prayer and Praise in the Hodayot
5m
Eschatological Outlook in the War Scroll
10m
Dead Sea Scrolls Discovery: Modern Takes Blur Fact and Fiction
Introduction
3m
Scrolls Obscured by Time and Legend
4m
Minority Reports: Discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls
4m
Story that Stood the Test of Time
5m
Nag Hammadi Texts
5m
Qumran and Nag Hammadi: Shared Plots and Motifs
9m
Discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Finding the First Scrolls
4m
Discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Buying and Selling Scrolls
3m
Discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Scrolls on the Move
4m
Discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Discovering Move Caves
6m
Discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Publication and Ownership
6m
Artifacts or Souvenirs? Forgeries in Modern Collections
Artifacts: Three Important Criteria
8m
Inventories of So-Called Dead Sea Scroll Fragments
8m
Red Flags for Identifying Forgeries: Biblical Text
3m
Red Flags for Identifying Forgeries: Theological Passages
4m
Red Flags for Identifying Forgeries: New Readings
4m
Red Flags for Identifying Forgeries: A Flooded Market
4m
Scribal Features of Suspicious Fragments
6m
Second Temple History, Culture, and Politics
Why the Second Temple Period Matters for the Bible
6m
What Is the Second Temple?
6m
From Persian to Hellenistic Rule
4m
Ptolemies and Seleucids
7m
Seleucid King Antiochus IV Epiphanes
8m
Maccabean Revolt
8m
Hasmonean Dynasty
7m
The Herodians and the Toppling of the Second Temple
8m
Qumran Archaeology: Implications for Religious Thought, Practice
Setting the Context for Qumran Archaeology
6m
Finding Qumran on a Map
9m
Roland de Vaux’s Qumran Site Chronology: Phase 1
12m
Roland de Vaux’s Qumran Site Chronology: Phases 2 and 3