The Temple Scroll is the longest of the scrolls found at Qumran near the Dead Sea in Israel. “Among the discoveries at Qumran, it is designated: 11QTemple Scroll (11Q19 [11QT]). It describes a Jewish temple and provides extensive, detailed regulations on sacrifices and temple practices. The document is written in the form of a revelation from God […]

The Essenes were a mystic Jewish sect that lived during the Second Temple period, from the second century BC to the first century AD. Before we study the Essenes and their calendar, some historical background is required for this time period. In 167 BC, the Jews, led by Mattathias Maccabee and his five sons, revolted against the […]