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Qumran and the Bible

Since their discovery in 1947 the Dead Sea Scrolls have generated a constant supply of useful fact and irrelevant fantasy. A plethora of questions have been raised concerning their relationship to the Bible: Are there really 1000s of mistakes in the Bible revealed by the scrolls, can they shed new light on our understanding of the Bible, were any books found at Qumran that are ‘missing’ from our Bibles? Using English translations of the texts themselves, this seminar gets to the bottom of some of the mysteries surrounding the relationships between the scrolls and the Bible. The lecture is a must for all who seek a balanced introduction to the Qumran library together with an informed discussion on their relationship with the biblical texts.
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Class One

As an introduction, the first class investigates the nature of the library at Qumran, answering questions such as, who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls, in what languages were they written, and what is written in them?
 

Class Two

In the second week, the primary focus of the discussion will center on issues of biblical interpretation. During this class, we look at how the Qumran community overcame problems they saw in biblical texts, and how they re-applied biblical passages to address their particular circumstances.
 

Class Three

In the final session we will investigate the question of whether the scrolls invalidate or validate the Bible. We will discuss the relationships between the biblical texts at Qumran and the Bibles we use today.

 

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