An Esenes’ Influence on the Early Church? Acts 1-5, Qumran Texts and the Recent Archaeological Findings from Jerusalem Cover Image

Une influence essénienne sur l’Église primitive de Jérusalem ? Actes 1-5, les textes de Qumrân et des découvertes archéologiques récentes à Jérusalem
An Esenes’ Influence on the Early Church? Acts 1-5, Qumran Texts and the Recent Archaeological Findings from Jerusalem

Author(s): Christian Grappe
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: Jerusalem; Qumran

Summary/Abstract: Starting from a comparison of three narratives of Acts 1-5 (The choice of Matthaias; The Pentecost narrative; Ananias and Saphira) with essenian parallels, the author goes on with archeological considerations that can corroborate Essenian influences upon the primitive Church of Jerusalem. He concludes that taking into account the Essenian movement and its writings is essential in order to get a better understanding of the early Christian movement, particularly of the primitive Church of Jerusalem.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 17-31
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: French