MorningGlory Posted January 23, 2018 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.12 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted January 23, 2018 I had not heard about the discovery of over 30 skeletons in the same area where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Some scientists theorize that these MIGHT be the remains of the Essenes, an ancient sect that is believed to be the authors of the scrolls. According to radio carbon dating, the bones are around 2,200 years old, making them approximately the same age as the scrolls. The Middle East continues to give up it's secrets. http://www.newsweek.com/dead-sea-scrolls-qumran-skeletons-human-bones-israel-716320?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=yahoo_news&utm_campaign=rss-related&utm_content=/rss/yahoous/news 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis1209 Posted January 24, 2018 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 17 Topic Count: 347 Topics Per Day: 0.13 Content Count: 7,445 Content Per Day: 2.70 Reputation: 5,363 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/27/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted January 24, 2018 It's amazing isn't it? The archaeological evidence keeps piling up proving the Bible is inerrant and infallible. What's next, the unveiling and plain view or Noah's Ark, the discovery of the Ark of the Covenant? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisFirst Posted January 25, 2018 Group: Royal Member Followers: 21 Topic Count: 315 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 3,491 Content Per Day: 1.26 Reputation: 2,582 Days Won: 3 Joined: 09/25/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted January 25, 2018 That's so interesting MG! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiards Ball Posted February 15, 2018 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,502 Content Per Day: 0.66 Reputation: 662 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/05/2018 Status: Offline Share Posted February 15, 2018 It's a fascinating fact you shared. In the Essenes, we can see Messianic expectation and also a foretaste of the exilic life of the End Times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 On 1/23/2018 at 6:02 PM, Dennis1209 said: It's amazing isn't it? The archaeological evidence keeps piling up proving the Bible is inerrant and infallible. What's next, the unveiling and plain view or Noah's Ark, the discovery of the Ark of the Covenant? What they really, really, really, really, REALLY want to find, is the ashes of the red heifer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis1209 Posted February 24, 2018 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 17 Topic Count: 347 Topics Per Day: 0.13 Content Count: 7,445 Content Per Day: 2.70 Reputation: 5,363 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/27/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted February 24, 2018 On 1/22/2018 at 10:46 PM, MorningGlory said: I had not heard about the discovery of over 30 skeletons in the same area where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Some scientists theorize that these MIGHT be the remains of the Essenes, an ancient sect that is believed to be the authors of the scrolls. According to radio carbon dating, the bones are around 2,200 years old, making them approximately the same age as the scrolls. The Middle East continues to give up it's secrets. http://www.newsweek.com/dead-sea-scrolls-qumran-skeletons-human-bones-israel-716320?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=yahoo_news&utm_campaign=rss-related&utm_content=/rss/yahoous/news Very interesting topic I'm gleaning a little information on bit by bit. Back in Jesus' day you had various religious sects; the Pharisees, Sadducee's, Sanhedrin, Essene's, etc. The Essene's seemed to have suddenly disappeared completely during Christ's presence on Earth. I've been listening to some postulation that makes some sense. Whether true or not, I'm hearing the Essene's converted to Christianity and that's what happened and why they suddenly disappeared? It was even stated that it was possible that John the Baptist was an Essene? I have much literature on the Dead Sea Scroll's I've yet to read, but based on everything I think I know, it makes sense the scrolls were placed there for safe keeping. Probably because of the Jewish rebellions and Rome's impending destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 I would guess. I'm still wondering why it took decades for the transcribers, preservers to release any information on the scrolls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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