The Decline of Sectarianism

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1. Overview
   1. Overview: The Decline of Sectarianism
2. Primary sources
   1. The Theodotus Inscription in Jerusalem: The Functions of the Synagogue, Texts and Traditions, ed. Lawrence H. Schiffman, Ktav Publishing House, Hoboken NJ, 1998, p.474.
3. Secondary sources
   1. Qumran in the Roman Period, Lawrence H. Schiffman, Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia, 1994.
   2. Masada and Its Scrolls, Lawrence H. Schiffman, Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia, 1994.
   3. The Rise of Christianity, Lawrence H. Schiffman, Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia, 1994.
   4. The Copper Scroll, Lawrence H. Schiffman, Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia, 1994.
   5. Copper Scroll (3Q15), Bargil (Virgil) Pixner, Anchor Bible Dictionary (ed. David Noel Freedman), Doubleday, New York 1992.
   6. The Bar Kokhba Documents, Lawrence H. Schiffman, Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia, 1994.
   7. Where the Temple Tax Was Buried, Manfred R. Lehmann, BAR 19:06, Nov/Dec 1993.
   8. Rare Coin from Year 5 of the Revolt, 70 CE
   9. ‘Ben Yair’ Lot from Masada, 70 CE
   10. A Depiction of the Temple Menorah, 70 CE
   11. Evidence of Roman Warfare, 70-73 CE
   12. Ben Sira Scroll from Masada, 73 CE
4. Images
   1. Burnt House, 70 CE
   2. Evidence of the Fire, 70 CE
   3. The Synagogue at Masada
   4. Aerial view of the Masada synagogue, 66-74 CE.
   5. Interior of the Masada synagogue, 66-74 CE.
   6. Masada, a fortress built by Herod the Great near the Dead Sea.
   7. Herod the Great’s northern palace on Masada.
   8. View from above of Herod the Great’s northern palace on Masada.
   9. Mosaic from the Herod the Great’s bathhouse in the northern palace on Masada
   10. Room in Herod the Great’s western palace on Masada.
   11. Aerial view of Masada and siege ramp built by the Romans
   12. A Roman camp at the base of Masada.
5. Videos
   1. How is the Copper Scroll unique amongst the Dead Sea Scrolls? Reproduced with permission from Secrets of the Caves. Produced by Biblical Archaeology Society. Prof. Ronald Hendel.
   2. What has been learned from the Bar Kokhba documents discovered in the Cave of Letters? A Conversation with Yigael Yadin, NBC.
   3. How do the Dead Sea Scrolls shed light on the development of early Christianity? Prof. Lawrence H. Schiffman.
   4. Did the Qumran sect influence early Christianity? Reproduced with permission from Point of View.