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Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls
- Revealing the Jewish Roots of Christianity
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
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Publisher's summary
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 audiobook 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, worshiped, 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)
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- JRT
- 04-27-22
GOOD BOOK that connects time of Jesus with 2022
Thank you John Bergsma!
for compiling this book!
So many books, so little time so be sure to hear this one audible searchers...
Entire book is filled with gold nuggets for us all. The way John the author interjects his own life story into his discovery is fascinating.
The Essenes need to be revealed/ studied more and this book does that. Jesus walked earth for a short time in a small place. Aprox 30 yrs 30 miles
Today, Jesus through the Holy Spirit can live in us all...But the Holy War we all must live through either brings us back home or to hell. Easy to see in 2022...Some modern Jews and Church scholars will poo poo this book. Also, the topic of celebacy is interesting especially when we see so many Church / Syagogue sex drug addicts that do the deeds of the devil...
Also, Lies like dinosaurs that never existed and earth is NOT billions of years old or we wouldnt be living in year 2022. Enoch said earth will be 7K yrs,
2K yrs from Adam - Noah
2K yrs from Noah - Jesus
2K yrs from Jesus - present day
That makes earth circa 6K yrs ...only 1K til God takes back his creation
Thank you God for creating John Bergsma
MY ONLY CRITICISM OF THIS BOOK IS HIS VIEW ON PRIESTS AND CHURCH TODAY...CATHOLIC CHURCH IS A SATANIC PEDO ORG. I SAY THIS HAVING BEEN A CATHOLIC FOR 50 YRS AND WITNESSING CHURCH COLLECTING MONEY TO PROTECT PEDOPHILES AND SODOMITES
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- Moses
- 04-08-23
Must READ for every Christian or historian
This was packed and rich in history.
I went back and read it multiple times. I can't wait to read it again and since I'll be going to Jerusalem this year, it made the anticipation that much better.
Bergsma has done it again. He takes complex and simplifies it. It's no wonder he's won many accolades as a teacher.
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- Roy Tweedy
- 10-22-24
Not wnat I expected, but wow way better was Great.
This book out lines so much more than the Bible. It takes in the things that the bible says, and things that the bible does not say.
I very much liked this book.
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- John
- 01-03-20
Fascinating and thought provoking
This work had quite a few startling insights into the old covenant practices and the New Testament fulfillments found in the early Church period and contemporary practices. I've heard about the Essene community found at Qumran, responsible for the dead sea scrolls, but hadn't known too much about them. This is a great place to broaden your knowledge base about not only that community, then scroll, and Old Testament Judaism, but about what and how beliege understand Christianity today. Excellent.
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- Adam Slater
- 08-11-21
Much Needed Context
I have studied the scripture for over 20 years. This book adds much needed context to the discussion of Christ, Christianity and Second Temple Judaism. So many great questions are answered here with the Dead Sea Scrolls. I'm very impressed with the detail of information and the avoiding of opinions that only tend to confuse matters. This is an easy read and enjoyable on higher speeds. I preferred 1.4x.
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- DMinOC
- 07-11-24
A must for all Christians!
The content is far reaching for both Catholics and non-Catholic Christians. Many things in scripture are rooted in Kumran and come to light with this book! I have 2 Masters in Catholic theology. This is excellent and well worth reading or listening. Very scholarly!!!
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-06-21
Extremely Revealing
Loved every second of this audio book. Extremely revealing, and important for understanding first century Torah observant Israelites whom seemed to have been the foundation to early Christianity. It as if the dead seas scrolls becomes the key that opens up the door to fully understand the NT.
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- THOMAS R ALESSI
- 03-07-21
Clarify's terms and words inside the Bible
Many times, terms and words appear in the Bible that may seem derogatory today are actually not. The term Jews is in reference to not only a group of people that followed a specific calendar in time but also lived in a separate area of the region and celebrated passover at a different time of the year and at a different day of the week. Jesus and his followers are from Galilea (north of Jerusalem) and not Judea (south of Jerusalem). Those two groups used different calendars and followed there own separate religious practices and dates and days of the week when those occurred. This is just one clarification that opens up the Bible is ways you would never be able to discover using a modern attitude.
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- Efren Valdespino
- 05-03-22
easy listening
I wish I'd listen to this book earlier. John Bergsma is a top scholar on this subject. His insights are very convincing. He has given me connect I didn't have for understanding Christianity. The narrator is easy to listen to.
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- Todd
- 10-29-23
Fantastic!
Church history thar every single Catholic should read and absorb! It’s amazing and beautiful! Listen!
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