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I am particulaly interested in the works of Barbara Thiering on the Dead Sea Scrolls. Thiering believes that early Christianity developed out of the Qumran community. She identifies the Teacher of Righteousness with John the Baptist and the Wicked Priest (or the Man of the Lie) with Jesus. These two figures led two factions of the community. The faction led by Jesus/the Wicked Priest produced the Gospels.
Jesus is said to have once been part of the Qumran community
which has a connection to the Essenes who practiced dietary principles similar to macobioitcs and who were in self-reflection and ritual cleanings. Maybe you can enlighten us a bit more
on this topic. Please continue to post your findings here.
In peace, Roy
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