Dear Joe Zias,
First, I think your observations on the apparent bedouin burials in the
auxiliary cemetery (if I may call it that) is one of the more important
recent contributions to Qumran archaeology, alongside Hirschfeld's
identification of the remains as a fortified manor house based o
I thought these little items would be of help to some.
They will provide important background material for
continued discussion of the roots of the Essenes and
the Enochian community too I believe.
BOOK: JAMES THE BROTHER OF JESUS
Page 302
"We have already seen how Jeremia
Whether Boccaccini's book is ultimately correct in its conclusions is not
nearly as important as the tremendous
step forward this book represents in trying to comprehend
the significant strands in Jewish religious themes. In
making this effort, the book provides a set of "diagnostic tools" that
h
George, good to see you are still at it.
Question:
What is your(anyone's) take on the similarities
between Jesus and the "TOR"? Jesus seems to have imulated or held
the"TOR" as a hero: copying his efforts to a very high percentage.
Including the scourge and possib
Boccaccini provides another flowchart. This a
genealogy of indicating which documents came first,
and which influenced another.
Again, format your font to Courier or some other
fixed font type...but this is a much simpler flow
chart so it shouldn't be a problem:
Figure 1. The "Qumran Chai
