Beyond the Essene Hypothesis Shreerekha Pillai as documented in congressional testimony

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Beyond the Essene Hypothesis Shreerekha Pillai as documented in congressional testimonyRespected scholar Gabriele Boccaccini here offers readers a new and challenging view of the ideology of the Qumran sect, the community closely related with the Dead Sea Scrolls. Boccaccini moves beyond the Essene hypothesis and posits a unique relationship between what he terms "Enochic Judaism" and the group traditionally known as the Essenes. Building his case on what the ancient records tell us about the Essenes and on a systematic analysis of the