tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post2598800192030804133..comments2024-03-12T11:58:24.510+13:00Comments on Otagosh: Gingernuts by the Dead SeaGavin Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17965552923012880262noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-80667723523121127062014-05-01T08:02:34.672+12:002014-05-01T08:02:34.672+12:00Okay, so I think the title is slightly misleading....Okay, so I think the title is slightly misleading. By that I mean, "...it's leading role in the Temple of Jerusalem..." While he raises good challenges to the prevailing conclusions of scholars thus far regarding the "disaffection" of the Qumran sect, what I read of these two parts hardly establish anything like a certainty of any "leadership" function by the sect at the Temple in Jerusalem. <br /><br />I wonder if you have read any of Margaret Barker on Temple Theology? I've only just become acquainted with her, so cannot well-articulate her theories in light of Doudna's challenges, but I think there may be some bridging insight in her work worth plumbing. If I am correct, it would involve the idea that Second Temple was actually not the same religion as the First Temple (most evidence of which is lost). Perhaps the sect at Qumran considered themselves as preservers of the first (sons of Zadok in the sense of "true" Zadok, not necessarily a bloodline distinction) temple religious tradition(s). Barker's theory suggest that the existence of "true" first temple believers is what gave such quick rise/acceptance of chrisitanity. I hope I haven't misunderstood her, since I still haven't covered much of her material. But check it out. I think Doudna may have headed in the right direction without actually ending in a justifiable destination on this. His arguments are not strong enough to conclude that the sect was in a unity with the Jerusalem Temple. Where are the other Qumran "countryside" satellites of the Jerusalem Temple leadership?Truth Onlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083216808633317319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-86258088647134509772014-04-30T13:32:49.983+12:002014-04-30T13:32:49.983+12:00I've been navigating through Dante's Divin...I've been navigating through Dante's Divine Comedy here of late, but Greg's essays will most definitely be next on my reading list. Thanks for the heads up!<br /><br />BBByker Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15602697337552385535noreply@blogger.com