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Dead Sea Scroll Lectures

Jewish History

by Rabbi Steven Saks

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are that of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of the Union for Traditional Judaism, unless otherwise indicated.

The above playlist is of Rabbi Steven Saks’s lectures on the Dead Sea Scrolls.  This is a continuing series.  Please come back here to look for new videos. 

The Dead Sea Scrolls provide us with an invaluable window into the Judaism of the latter Second Temple Period. This is the Judaism from which modern Judaism and Christianity were born.   This series is based on the lecture series of Professor Lawrence Schiffman: “The Dead Sea Scrolls: The Truth Behind the Mystique. “Professor Schiffman’s book “The Dead Sea Scrolls: The Truth Behind the Mystique” purchased here.

Lecture 1 – The Qumran Library Recorded January 14, 2021

Lecture 2 – Scandal and Publication Recorded 21, 2021

Lecture 3 – The Manual of Discipline Recorded 28, 2021

Lecture 4 – Historical Backdrop Recorded February 4, 2021

Lecture 5 – Sects of the Second Temple Recorded February 11, 2021

Lecture 6 – The Qumran Site Recorded February 18, 2021

Lecture 7 – The Rabbinic System Recorded March 4, 2021

Lecture 8 – The Cairo Scroll Recorded March 11, 2021

Lecture 9 – The Pesher Texts Recorded March 18, 2021

Lecture 10 – The War Scroll Recorded April 1, 2021

Lecture 11 – Qumran Manuscripts Recorded April 8, 2021

Lecture 12 – Vision for a New Temple Recorded April 15, 2021

Lecture 13 – Daily Life Recorded April 22, 2021

Lecture 14 – The Halachic Letter Recorded April 29, 2021

Lecture 15 – The Qumran Biblical Cannon Recorded May 6, 2021

Lecture 16 – The Qumran Calendar Recorded May 13, 2021

Lecture 17 – Qumran Ritual Recorded May 20, 2021

Lecture 18 – The Politics of Qumran Hebrew Recorded May 27, 2021

Lecture 19 – Qumran Hebrew : An Anti-Language Recorded June 3, 2021

Lecture 20 – The Copper Scroll Recorded June 10, 2021

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