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The Dead Sea scrolls: terminology, discovery, and dating
The Dead Sea scrolls: archaeology, the excavation of Khirbet Qumran
The Palestinian Jewish sect of the Essenes: history and organization
The languages of the scrolls
The Scriptures in the scrolls: Old Testament, Targums, Canon
The use and interpretation of Scripture in the sect
Apocryphal, sapiential, liturgical, and eschatological literature
Beliefs and practices of the sect: dualism, eschatology, messianism, calendar
The scrolls and Christianity: John the Baptist, Jesus of Nazareth, New Testament
The scrolls and the writings of Paul of Tarsus
The scrolls and Johannine writings
The scrolls and other Christian writings
The copper scroll
The end of the Qumran community.
The Dead Sea scrolls: archaeology, the excavation of Khirbet Qumran
The Palestinian Jewish sect of the Essenes: history and organization
The languages of the scrolls
The Scriptures in the scrolls: Old Testament, Targums, Canon
The use and interpretation of Scripture in the sect
Apocryphal, sapiential, liturgical, and eschatological literature
Beliefs and practices of the sect: dualism, eschatology, messianism, calendar
The scrolls and Christianity: John the Baptist, Jesus of Nazareth, New Testament
The scrolls and the writings of Paul of Tarsus
The scrolls and Johannine writings
The scrolls and other Christian writings
The copper scroll
The end of the Qumran community.