The Decline of Sectarianism

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   445. MASADA – OSTRACON INSCRIBED: “BEN YAIR”, WHICH WAS THE NAME OF ONE OF THE LEADERS OF THE REVOLT AGAINST THE ROMANS

   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
5. Videos
   1. The Scrolls and Christianity