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University of Chicago
Museum Exhibitions Intensify Controversy Over Dead Sea [Pdf]
This is an article sponsored by the University of Chicago, that discusses the seemingly unanswerable question of who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls. Offers multiple points-of-view on this topic from a number of notable sources. The most...
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Intro to the Ancient Essenes & the Modern Essene Church
Discusses sources on the Essenes (Philo and Josephus). Also discusses Enoch, founder of the Essenes, the Essenes relationship to Christianity, and their beliefs.
Other
Virtual Religion Network: Dead Sea Scrolls
This site offers a huge timeline chronicling the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Essenes, their authors,as well as links to related sites.
Other
The Israeli Mosaic: Qumran
Describes the history of qumran and describes the Dead Sea Scrolls. Also provides links to other related sites.
Library of Congress
Loc: Scrolls From the Dead Sea
An exhibition from the Library of Congress presents a selection from the Dead Sea Scrolls and discusses the challenges of verifying their authenticity as well as the history of their discovery and of being hidden away.
Jewish Museum
Jewish Museum: The Dead Sea Scrolls: Mysteries of the Ancient World
View this special online exhibition showing at the Jewish Museum that explores the discovery of the ancient Dead Sea scrolls in 1947 providing much information "about the development of early Judaism and Christianity". The exhibit...
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Dead Sea Qumran Community
Describes Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls found at the site. Contains links to explore various artifacts form the Qumran site. Also contains Library of Congress information related to the site's content.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Race and Slavery in the Middle East
This site from the Modern History Sourcebook of Fordham University provides a thorough discussion of the existence of slavery in early times giving the types of people who were taken as slaves and the work they performed. There were also...
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs: A Day in the Life of Hananish Nothos
A fictional recreation of what it might have been to be one of the members of the religious order of the Qumran community, the authors of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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The Latter Rain: Essenes
Discusses the Essenes' beliefs, way of life, relationship to the Dead Sea Scrolls, and similarities to both Judaism and Jesus' teachings.
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Qumran Center of Jewish Sect
A nice description of the archeological site known as "Qumran", which was a group of Jewish Sectarians lived. It is also the site where the Dead Sea scrolls were found.
PBS
Pbs Frontline: The Mystery and Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls
A great introduction to the scrolls, how found, their importance to Judaism and Christianity, and the historical circumstances surrounding their origins (who wrote them, etc.).
PBS
Pbs Frontline: The Community Rule
This is an annotated text of the fragment known as "The Community Rule" of the Dead Sea Scrolls. It was one of the first scroll fragments found.
PBS
Pbs Frontline: The War Scroll
An annotated translation of one of the scrolls found in the caves at Qumran. This scroll describes the final battle between light and darkness.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: Essenes and the Dead Sea Scrolls
This site from the Jewish Virtual Library provides an overview of the Essene sect of Judaism. Most importantly it proports the Essenes as the authors of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Other
Al Islam: Slavery in Ancient Times
This resource gives a history of slavery from pre-Islamic Times and its continuation under Islam.
Other
Christian Library: Jewish Sects
This site presents in outline form the three major sects that appeared during the time of Jesus, and how these sects affected the Jewish people as a whole.
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: The Essenes
This site thoroughly details the known history and religious significance of the ancient Jewish sect, the Essenes. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of...
Archaeological Institute of America
Vegetarian Essenes
Describes area in which the Essenes lived and what it tells us about their way of life.