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Unearth the spellbinding story of the greatest archaeological discovery of the 20th century-a 2000 year old library of historical, religious, and linguistic significance.

Syllabus

  • 01: The Discoveries and Their Significance
  • 02: The First Seven Scrolls
  • 03: Opening and Reading the First Scroll
  • 04: The Historical Backdrop of Ancient Judaism
  • 05: The Rise of the Jewish Sects
  • 06: The Dead Sea Site of the Qumran Sect
  • 07: The Emergence of the Rabbinic System
  • 08: A Dead Sea Scroll from Medieval Cairo
  • 09: Pesher Interpretation-Prophecy Read Anew
  • 10: The War Scroll and Other Apocalyptic Texts
  • 11: Biblical Manuscripts at Qumran
  • 12: Alternative Views of Qumran and the Scrolls
  • 13: Stops and Starts En Route to Publication
  • 14: The Qumran Vision for a New Temple
  • 15: Daily Life at Qumran
  • 16: The Halakhic Letter-Rituals Define the Sect
  • 17: The Qumran Biblical Canon
  • 18: The Qumran Calendar
  • 19: Jewish Scholars and Qumran Ritual Practices
  • 20: Prayers, Hymns, and the Synagogue
  • 21: Qumran Hebrew as an Anti-Language
  • 22: The Enigma of the Copper Scroll
  • 23: Connections to Christianity
  • 24: Scroll Fragments and a New View of Judaism
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Taught by

Gary A. Rendsburg

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