Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls write by John Bergsma. This book was released on 2019-09-10. Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A major new work on the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest sacred documents of Judaism, which reveals their surprising connections to early Christianity. “A luminous treatment of a fascinating subject! Highly recommended!”—Scott Hahn, author of The Fourth Cup From award-winning scholar John Bergsma comes an intriguing book that reveals new insights on the Essenes, a radical Jewish community predating Christianity, whose existence, beliefs, and practices are often overlooked in the annuls of history. Bergsma reveals how this Jewish sect directly influenced the beliefs, sacraments, and practices of early Christianity and offers new information on how Christians lived their lives, worshipped, and eventually went on to influence the Roman Empire and Western civilization. Looking to Hebrew scripture and Jewish tradition, Bergsma helps to further explain how a simple Jewish peasant could go on to inspire a religion and a philosophy that still resonates 2,000 years later. In this enriching and exciting exploration, Bergsma demonstrates how the Dead Sea Scrolls—the world's greatest modern archaeological discovery—can shed light on the Church as a sacred society that offered hope, redemption, and salvation to its member. Ultimately, these mysterious writings are a time machine that can transport us back to the ancient world, deepen our appreciation of Scripture, and strengthen our understanding of the Christian faith. “An accessible introduction . . . This is a handy entry point for readers unfamiliar with Essenes or those interested in the Dead Sea Scrolls.”—Publishers Weekly
The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Christian Myth
The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Christian Myth - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Christian Myth write by John Marco Allegro. This book was released on 1984. The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Christian Myth available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls
Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls write by James H. Charlesworth. This book was released on 1992. Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the latest volume of the distinguished Anchor Bible Reference Library, the author of Jesus Within Judaism explains why the Dead Sea Scrolls have been called the greatest archaeological find of the millennium and how they have revolutionized our understanding of Jesus of Nazareth. Photographs and drawings.
James the Brother of Jesus
James the Brother of Jesus - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook James the Brother of Jesus write by Robert H. Eisenman. This book was released on 1998-03-01. James the Brother of Jesus available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "A passionate quest for the historical James refigures Christian origins, … can be enjoyed as a thrilling essay in historical detection." —The Guardian James was a vegetarian, wore only linen clothing, bathed daily at dawn in cold water, and was a life-long Nazirite. In this profound and provocative work of scholarly detection, eminent biblical scholar Robert Eisenman introduces a startling theory about the identity of James—the brother of Jesus, who was almost entirely marginalized in the New Testament.Drawing on long-overlooked early Church texts and the Dead Sea Scrolls, Eisenman reveals in this groundbreaking exploration that James, not Peter, was the real successor to the movement we now call "Christianity." In an argument with enormous implications, Eisenman identifies Paul as deeply compromised by Roman contacts. James is presented as not simply the leader of Christianity of his day, but the popular Jewish leader of his time, whose death triggered the Uprising against Rome—a fact that creative rewriting of early Church documents has obscured. Eisenman reveals that characters such as "Judas Iscariot" and "the Apostle James" did not exist as such. In delineating the deliberate falsifications in New Testament dcouments, Eisenman shows how—as James was written out—anti-Semitism was written in. By rescuing James from the oblivion into which he was cast, the final conclusion of James the Brother of Jesus is, in the words of The Jerusalem Post, "apocalyptic" —who and whatever James was, so was Jesus.
The Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls
The Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls write by James VanderKam. This book was released on 2005-07-10. The Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this book, two of the world's leading experts on the scrolls reveal the complete and fascinating story in all its detail: the amazing discovery, the intense controversies, and the significant revelations. This comprehensive, up-to-date guide is the def
