Endnote 11 – The Messiah at Qumran

One fragmentary line on another fragment of 4Q521 does speak of “its (apparently, the land’s) anointed ones.” In the context—a review of the history of the nation—we take this wording as a reference to the Prophets, who were often described in such terms (e.g. Psalm 105:15 and CD [Damascus Covenant] columns 2 and 6).