1. Josephus's Essenes and the Qumran Community.
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Atkinson, Kenneth and Magness, Jodi
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ESSENES , *QUMRAN community , *JEWISH sects , *JEWISH history -- 168 B.C.-135 A.D. ,QUMRAN Site (West Bank) - Abstract
This article presents discussion regarding the relationship between the Qumran community of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Jewish Essene sect as described by the historian Josephus. Details are given describing the arguments for and against the connection between the two groups, reviewing several textual similarities between their documents and in descriptions of both communities. Conclusions are offered affirming the theory of their connection.
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- 2010
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