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Date Posted: 04:41:58 05/09/03 Fri
Author: schwabra
Subject: Dead Sea

Quoting JAMES LANDRUM

Many scholars believe that both the literature of Qumran and the early
Christian teachings stem from a common stream within Judaism and do not
reflect a direct link between the Qumran community and the early
Christians

The Dead Sea Scrolls, which date back to the events described in the New
Testament, have added to our understanding of the Jewish background of
Christianity. Scholars have pointed to similarities between beliefs and
practices outlined in the Qumran literature and those of early
Christians. These parallels include comparable rituals of baptism,
communal meals, and property. Most interesting is the parallel
organizational structures: the sectarians divided themselves into twelve
tribes led by twelve chiefs, similar to the structure of the early
Church, with twelve apostles who, according to Jesus, would to sit on
twelve thrones to judge the twelve tribes of Israel. Many scholars
believe that both the literature of Qumran and the early Christian
teachings stem from a common stream within Judaism and do not reflect a
direct link between the Qumran community and the early Christians
Read more here:

http://www.ibiblio.org/expo/deadsea.scroll...oday/today.html

And the 561 coins found at Qumran

Read more about these coins at:
http://www.abu.nb.ca/courses/NTIntro/image...eadSeaCoins.htm
Jim and Betty Landrum

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Re: Dead Sea -- sjk, 13:45:47 05/17/03 Sat