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Re: "Love" in the DSS
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A sect, in opposition to the leading theological ideas of the day, leaves
its Jerusalem headquarters and makes its way to a secluded desert place to
establish a community in which its own theological ideas can be developed
and adhered to.
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Where is it resolved that this group was developing new ideas to practice?
In light of the schism over Hellenism (and other schisms) this was more
likely a group that retained earlier values of Judaism -- i.e., Khasiydim --
and simply wound up in the cold at the hands of a rival sect who came to
political power, an event which is well documented. This seems to be what
happened sometime during the Hellenist- Roman- Nouveau- Tz'dokim wresting of
control of the priesthood, leaving the geneaologically-authentic, Khasiydim-
Tz'dokim out in the desert complaining about "Wicked Priests." Both being
priests, basically Tz'dokim in orientation, would also explain why they
agreed on these particular points, in contrast with the P'rushim.
No evidence or logical reason has been advanced to pry the Dead Sea Sect
away from Judaism, so what drives the interminable repeated attempts to
avoid the existing evidence? Religious predisposition?
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Yirmiyahu Ben-David, Pakiyd 16
K'hiylat Ha-N'tzarim
(World-wide Congregation of Nazarene Jews)
N'tzarim Virtual Community Center in
Ra'anana, Israel at
www.netvision.net.il/~netzarim
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