The Veneration of Divine Justice: The Dead Sea Scrolls and Christianity (Contributions to the Study of Religion)

Rosenberg looks to the Qumran scrolls for clues to the relationship of the Essenes or Sadoqites to the early Christians. He finds that many of their beliefs, including the expectation of a Moreh Sedeq or "Correct Teacher," were taken on by the early Christians and shaped in the early days of the Church. By comparing Qumran texts with New Testament materials, Rosenberg shows that, in Christian teaching, Jesus plays the part of the three separate persons who, according to the Sadoqites, were supposed to represent and embody sedeq or divine justice. This book will be of interest to all who are concerned with Judaism and the evolution of Christianity.Rosenberg, Roy A. is the author of 'The Veneration of Divine Justice: The Dead Sea Scrolls and Christianity (Contributions to the Study of Religion)', published 1995 under ISBN 9780313296550 and ISBN 0313296553.