The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Christian Myth

by Allegro, John

• ISBN13: 9780879757571
• ISBN10: 0879757574
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 1992-03-01
• Publisher: Prometheus Books

Summary

The late John Allegro, the only humanist scholar given access to the scrolls, presents translations and analyses of the manuscripts in his charge, and expounds upon his controversial ideas regarding the historical authenticity of Jesus, and the role played by the myths of the Essene community in the development of Christianity.

Table of Contents

List of Maps
Foreword
Preface to the Second Revised Edition
Preface to the First Revised Edition	p. 1
Acknowledgments	p. 5
Introduction	p. 9
The Essene Library	p. 17
The Lion of Wrath	p. 31
Secacah in Galilee	p. 44
Judgement and Hell-fire	p. 62
Joshua, Son of Nun, and the Teacher of Righteousness	p. 76
Mortal Teacher to Immortal Christ	p. 94
The Celibate Ideal	p. 107
The Love Feast	p. 120
The Noble Lie	p. 137
Tyre, Once Proud City	p. 152
Helen, the Harlot of Tyre, and Light of the World	p. 167
The Day-spring from on High	p. 177
'Will the real Jesus Christ please stand up?'	p. 190
'And on this Rock...'	p. 204
Know Thyself	p. 223
Appendix 1: 4Q Therapeia	p. 235
Appendix 2	p. 241
Index	p. 245
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