Recognizing Yannai as the wicked priest and Judah the Essene (doer of
torah)
as the teacher of righteousness will help us better understanding the
roots of
what is later called in Greek heresy in the newly-added (attested to my
knowledge only post 70 CE) negative sense and what is likewise (atte
More on Yannai as the Qumran "wicked priest" and on VanderKam's "From Joshua
to Caiphas: High Priests after the Exile" (2004)--a very good book.
Pesher Habakkuk viii: " this concerns the wicked priest who was called by the
name of truth when he first arose." Of the five brothers born by two wiv
Dave,
I took the liberty of forwarding your mail to my friend and colleague dr. J.
Høgenhaven, who is the one I usually turn to with paleographic puzzles -- he
happens to be working on the Copper Scroll at present. Here is his answer.
all the best Søren
Andy,
Column V, line 9
Stephen Goranson
Quoting ". ." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
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> Stephen,
> Where is "Absalom" in Peshe Habakkuk?
> Andy
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