Dear Russell,
The cemetery at Qumran belongs to a type of burial ground that is well
established in the Eastern Mediterranean. In recent years, graves of the type
found at Qumran have been discovered at several sites in (el-Ghuweir, Safafa and
more) AND outside Judea (I only mention Khirbet
Ian Hutchesson writes:
The book of Jeremiah is clear about the fact that the house of the
Rechabites was not a priesthood. The book says much about priests,
so there is no reticence at all talking of priests, so, if the
Rechabites had been priests, there is no reason for them not to
have
George,
I believe that I used the word quasi-religious, not mystic --
there's a big difference in connotation. Again, I recommend the Anchor
Bible Dictionary article on Rechab, which will explain the implications
of the hypothesis in much greater detail. ADB should be readily
available in
David,
Thank you for your clarifying that you said quasi-religious
rather than mystic. I stand correctedand no doubt quasi-
religious is probably a more useful term.
I will get to the Anchor Bible Dictionary article ASAP. I look
forward to reading about the religious links between Rechab
