Category: by David Flusser
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While the questioning of Jesus by the High Priest is itself deserving of a full treatment, our present concern is more restricted: we shall attempt to show how the famous Dead Sea Scrolls can shed new light on Jesus’ answer.
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(Matthew 5:3-12, Luke 6:20-26) In one of my articles1D. Flusser, “Blessed are the Poor in Spirit,” Israel Exploration Journal Vol. 10, Jerusalem, 1960, […]
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59 THESES by Prof. David Flusser, summer 1975* 1. Jesus was a Jew, lived the Jewish faith and died for it. He was “made […]
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The discovery of the Essene Dead Sea Scrolls caused a revolution in research both of early Christianity and of Judaism. Many scholars thought […]
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The following remarks are based on three criteria: 1) The observation of Robert L. Lindsey that the synoptic material, as preserved in Luke, was rewritten by Mark and that Matthew depends on Mark; 2) The importance of contemporaneous Judaism for the interpretation of the Gospels; 3) The simple truth that old wine is better than…
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