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... first century CE. But, in view of this thread, is it correct to say that you, John2, do claim that all Qumran texts that mention the Teacher of Righteousness and/or the Wicked Priest are all from the first century CE?

... Ante-Nicene Fathers/Volume IX/Origen on Matthew/Origen's Commentary on Matthew/Book X/Chapter 17 And to so great a reputation among the people for righteousness did this James rise, that Flavius Josephus, who wrote the “Antiquities of the Jews” in twenty books, when wishing to exhibit the cause ...

StephenGoranson wrote: ↑Sun Nov 17, 2024 5:13 am As has been explained above, any claim that all Qumran mss are from the first century of the common era is a non-starter, plain and simple.

For the record, I've never argued for that.

... I also think many Essenes became Christians. I wouldn't rule out this possibility, but I don't know of any evidence for it, and the NT doesn't mention Essenes (unless you count the references to "doers of the Law" (osei ha-torah in Hebrew) in Paul and James and think "osei" ...

... be; that thou wilt not be such an one. For thou wilt excel all men in happiness; and obtain an everlasting reputation; but wilt forget piety, and righteousness. And those crimes will not be concealed from God, at the conclusion of thy life: when thou wilt find that he will be mindful of them, ...

... be; that thou wilt not be such an one. For thou wilt excel all men in happiness; and obtain an everlasting reputation; but wilt forget piety, and righteousness. And those crimes will not be concealed from God, at the conclusion of thy life: when thou wilt find that he will be mindful of them, ...

... people who listened, including the tax collectors, and who were baptized (βαπτισθέντες) with the baptism (τὸ βάπτισμα) of John, acknowledged the righteousness (ἐδικαίωσαν) of God (cf. Mt 3:15, Mt 11:19). AJ 18.5.2 John, that was called the baptist (τοῦ ἐπικαλουμένου βαπτιστοῦ). ... who was a ...

... a lot--which is fine, but, importantly, she does not feature the great importance to this history of the scrolls' Wicked Priest and Teacher of Righteousness--identified, in my view, online in my "Jannaeus, His Brother Absalom, and Judah the Essene." Was Azariah de Rossi's Me'or Enayim ...

the DSS are from the first century BCE Maybe the writings from the first century CE were important to them and they took them away from Qumran. And they stored only the older (or less important) stuff there. Is there general agreement that "the DSS are [ exclusively ] from the first century BC...

As has been explained above, any claim that all Qumran mss are from the first century of the common era is a non-starter, plain and simple.