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Which was the Jewish philosophical sect that included a group of Jews who lived at Qumran and are associated with the Dead Sea Scrolls?
That is commonly thought to have been the Essenes. The Essenes were a small sect who eventually disappeared from the Jewish community. They styled themselves "observant; pious ones." The normative, majority Jewish community viewed them as breakaways from the common stream of Jewish tradition, because of their non-traditional beliefs and practices.
Their beliefs included an excessive amount of dabbling with the names of angels, messianic fervor, gnosticism and eschatological speculation; and their practices were more like Christian monasticism than the generally accepted Jewish way of living.
The practices of the Essenes included vegetarianism, dwelling in isolated groups, communal ownership, monastic asceticism and avoidance of money, commerce and private property; and (among some of them) celibacy. Also, they had some forms of non-traditional observances (such as round phylacteries [tefillin]). Some researchers identify the Essenes as a form of early Christianity, taking also into account the fact that early Christianity was far from uniform and was, for a time, thought of by some as a kind of modified Judaism.
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What are Jewish religious scrolls called?
Torah-scrolls. In Hebrew, it's "sifrei Torah."
What is stored in the Jewish ark in a synagogue?
Torah scrolls
What scrolls does a Jewish ark hold?
The Torah scroll.
Did the Dead Sea Scrolls influence John the Baptist?
The Dead Sea Scrolls were hidden in caves overlooking the Dead Sea around 70 CE, at the end of the First Roman-Jewish War. They included many standard Jewish scriptures, as well as a number of scolls concerned with rules and practices of the community that hid them. Since John the Baptist was executed in 36 CE, long before the Dead Sea Scrolls were hidden, he was of course not influenced by these scrolls themselves. Whether he was influenced by the scrolls before they became "Dead Sea Scrolls", or by other copies of them, depends on whether John was a member of the community that hid them. This possibility continues to be debated.
What were the Jewish writings found in 1947 called?
The Dead Sea Scrolls.
What do Torah scrolls have to do with Native Americans?
Nothing. The Torah Scrolls belong the Jewish people, not to Native Americans and do not mention Native Americans at all.
Does the Jewish ark have a special meaning?
Yes, it is the cabinet that houses the Torah scrolls.
What has the author Norman Golb written?
Norman Golb has written: 'Methods of Investigation of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Khirbet Qumran Site' 'Jewish proselytism' -- subject(s): Cairo Genizah, Khazars, Jewish converts from Christianity 'Who wrote the Dead Sea scrolls?' -- subject(s): Sources, Dead Sea scrolls, Judaism, History 'Who wrote the Dead Sea scrolls?' -- subject(s): Criticism, interpretation, Dead Sea scrolls, History, Judaism, Sources
What is the Jewish mantle what does it do?
It is an embroidered cloth cover for the Torah-scroll. See also:More about Torah-scrolls
What did Muhammad do with the Dead Sea Scrolls?
A:The Dead Sea Scrolls were hidden in the first century CE, during the First Roman-Jewish War, and not rediscovered until the twentieth century. Muhammad could not have known of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
What is the Shrine of the Book?
The Shrine of the Book is an Israeli museum that is dedicated solely to the Qumran Scrolls. The Qumran Scrolls are ancient manuscript copies of several Jewish Holy Books and Jewish writings that were discovered in the caves of Qumran by a Bedouin in 1947.Political visits by international leaders usually signify the recognition by that leader of the Jewish historical presence in the land and the validity of the Jewish historical claim.
What has the author James C VanderKam written?
James C. VanderKam has written: 'A teacher for all generations' -- subject(s): Bible, Judaism, Qumran community, Ethiopic book of Enoch, Dead Sea scrolls, Criticism, interpretation, Book of Jubilees, History 'The meaning of the Dead Sea scrolls' 'The Dead Sea scrolls today' -- subject(s): Bible, Criticism, Textual, Criticism, interpretation, Dead Sea scrolls, Essenes, Qumran community, Relation to the New Testament, Textual Criticism 'Enoch and the growth of an apocalyptic tradition' -- subject(s): Apocalyptic literature, Criticism, interpretation, Ethiopic book of Enoch, History and criticism 'Calendars in the Dead Sea scrolls' -- subject(s): Calendar, Jewish, Chronology, Jewish, Dead Sea scrolls, Jewish Calendar, Jewish Chronology 'The Dead Sea scrolls and the Bible' -- subject(s): Relation to the Old Testament, Relation to the New Testament, Judaism, Dead Sea scrolls, History
