Jewish Reform Movements: Qumran and the Gospel of Matthew

Anthony J. Saldarini characterizes the Qumran community, the Jesus movement and the followers of Matthew as contemporary reform groups within the broad categories of Jews and Christians. He theorizes that Matthew would have been aware of the Qumran community’s beliefs (just as we are aware of various religious beliefs today) and notes similarities between the Matthean community, Qumran and Matthew’s gospel. This was part of the Jewish Reform Movements DVD.