When Bedouin shepherds happened upon earthen clay jars filled with ancient scrolls and fragments of scrolls west of the Dead Sea, they scarcely imagined the light that these relics would cast upon the Holy Scriptures (25,000 fragments). The Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) have contributed to a greater understanding of the prominence of Hebrew as a community language. The Manual of Discipline (Community Rule) scroll is written in Hebrew to inform the members of the strict Qumranite sect of community expectations. One would expect community rules to be written in the language of that community. The scrolls also illuminate, among other things, streams of Jewish thought and Hebraisms that appear in the New Testament. “Son of Man” and “sons of light” are oft terms.
"Son of Man" in Early Jewish Literature Pt.2
"Son of Man" in Early Jewish Literature Pt.2
"Son of Man" in Early Jewish Literature Pt.2
When Bedouin shepherds happened upon earthen clay jars filled with ancient scrolls and fragments of scrolls west of the Dead Sea, they scarcely imagined the light that these relics would cast upon the Holy Scriptures (25,000 fragments). The Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) have contributed to a greater understanding of the prominence of Hebrew as a community language. The Manual of Discipline (Community Rule) scroll is written in Hebrew to inform the members of the strict Qumranite sect of community expectations. One would expect community rules to be written in the language of that community. The scrolls also illuminate, among other things, streams of Jewish thought and Hebraisms that appear in the New Testament. “Son of Man” and “sons of light” are oft terms.