Jesus and the Dead Sea scrolls : revealing the Jewish roots of Christianity / John Bergsma.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bergsma, John Sietze, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dead Sea scrolls--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Dead Sea scrolls.

Dead Sea scrolls--Relation to the New Testament.

Christianity--Origin.

Christianity.

Essenes.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xiv, 256 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Revealing the Jewish roots of Christianity

Place of Publication:

New York : Image, an imprint of Random House [2019]

Summary:

This book sheds light on the almost-forgotten Jewish sect of the Essenes, a radical religious group with striking parallels to the first Christians. The library of these devout worshipers is known to moderns as the Dead Sea Scrolls, the only surviving Jewish documents written before or during the lifetime of Jesus. Bergsma reveals how the Judaism of this sect influenced the beliefs, sacraments, and practices of early Christianity, eventually transforming the Roman Empire and Western civilization. Curious details and often ignored oddities in the Gospels and other New Testament books suddenly make sense and come to life against the backdrop of the Dead Sea Scrolls, which reveal a kind of Judaism unknown to most readers today. --Book jacket.

Contents:

The archeological find of the twentieth century

Waiting for the Messiah

The scrolls, John the Baptist, and baptism

The scrolls, John the Apostle, and baptism

Baptism today

Did Qumran have a "eucharist"?

When was the Last Supper?

Putting it all together: reading the Last Supper in light of the scrolls

Celibacy in the scrolls

Marriage in the scrolls

Priesthood and the scrolls

Priesthood in the Gospels

Priesthood in the early church

Did St. Paul write anything about the church?

The scrolls, the Reformation, and church unity

The Essenes and the early church: what is the relationship?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781984823120

1984823124

OCLC:

1079845097