Footnote 2 – Jesus and the Teacher of Righteousness—Similarities and Differences

MMT stands for Miqsat Ma’aseh ha-Torah (literally, “Some Rulings Pertaining to the Torah”). See Lawrence H. Schiffman, “The Significance of the Scrolls,” BR 06:05; and James C. VanderKam, “The People of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Essenes or Sadducees?” BR 07:02.