Although the Dead Sea Scrolls do not include any books of the New Testament, this does not mean they have nothing to tell us about Christianity. The scrolls actually reveal a lot about the roots of Christianity and its relationship to Jewish sects at the turn of the era, as James C. VanderKam continues to explain in the conclusion of his two-part article, “The Dead Sea Scrolls and Early Christianity—What They Share.” In December, VanderKam showed how the scrolls can illuminate the translation of some New Testament expressions; how they can provide possible sources, or at least parallel uses, […]
