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Ari Ben-Canaan:

--- Quote from: Kahane-Was-Right BT on May 17, 2010, 05:55:10 AM ---It is a "machloketh" amongst the scholars as to whether the Jews of Qumran were essenes or some other sect.   The dogma when the scrolls were originally released was that they were essenes because the christian scholars wanted to associate the Qumran people with Jesus whether they had any real connection or not.   It looks like what you have quoted here gives over some "conventional wisdom" on the subject, but it is nowhere near so simple.   There is considerable argument amongst scholars about who the Jews of Qumran were. 

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I have not had time to delve into it much, but I saw there is somewhat of a contraversy between Professor Schiffman of NYU, and Professor Golb of the University of Chicago [and his son Raphael].  Both men seem very educated and intellectual, if I have the time some day I would like to read at least one of each of their books.

--- Quote from: Kahane-Was-Right BT on May 17, 2010, 05:55:10 AM ---I doubt very strongly whether certain type of kiruv sites have delved into these matters in depth or could possibly take a sufficiently scholarly approach to the texts to get real in depth information beyond sort of surface level.   On the other hand, I don't really know where one could go about learning about them in a serious manner.  I can try to find out though from people I know that are more familiar with the scrolls and the research that has been done on them.   Bli neder (without promising), I will ask around about this.

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So far online I have not seen things super in depth as I would like, but I am making some headway.  I suppose for a real knowledge one must read several books. - I would be grateful to hear anything interesting you come across.

--- Quote from: Kahane-Was-Right BT on May 17, 2010, 05:55:10 AM ---Personally I think one should prioritize and there are other things much more worthy of one's time of looking into in depth than the dead sea scrolls, especially if you are like me and don't have an in depth knowledge of the things we have actually preserved in our tradition and traditionally studied since their creation.  (unlike these dead sea scrolls which were hidden away and not referenced for a couple thousand years and not accepted into the body of our canon by the chachamim).  But that's my personal preference. 

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There is wisdom in what you say.  I've only been studying Torah/Tanakh for about two years now [seriously, beyond just a normal understanding I see most people having], I certainly have a lot to go.  Still it is a subject I have been curious about for a long time but have not thought about in a long time either, seeing a recent thread on JTF has peaked my curiosity once again.

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