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| Title: Le camp des esséniens de Jérusalem à la lumière des récentes recherches archéologiques Secondary Title: FolOr Volume: 25 Pages: 67-74 Type: Journal Article Year: 1988 Abstract: "Although not agreeing with N. Golb's view that the Dead Sea Scrolls represent a cache of texts from the Jerusalem Temple, M. is intrigued by the prominence of the city of Jerusalem in those texts. The documents accord with much of what we read about the Essenes in Josephus, including the existence of sectarian groups throughout Israel. Therefore, the Qumran texts do not derive from the Jerusalemite priesthood, but truly are sectarian. There was a gate of the Essenes in Jerusalem which, excavations have revealed, featured basins for ritual ablutions. In addition, at least one group of early Christian Essenes lived in a communal house in Jerusalem. It is thus clear that Jerusalem remained an important center for the Essenes throughout their history". - Corrine L. Patton Keywords: Archaeology, topography, local and regional history |