{"product_id":"the-secret-initiation-of-jesus-at-qumran-the-essene-mysteries-of-john-the-baptist-9781591430445","title":"The Secret Initiation of Jesus at Qumran: The Essene Mysteries of John the Baptist","description":"An examination of the early, mysterious Essene community at Qumran that links it with John the Baptist, Jesus, and the beginnings of Christianity \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Offers an eyewitness account of the final burial place of John the Baptist \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Makes the case that Christianity grew out of a form of monotheism first formulated by the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Includes physical and photographic evidence never before published \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his earlier book \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of the Copper Scroll of Qumran\u003c\/i\u003e, Robert Feather analyzed the Dead Sea Scroll engraved on copper that is considered the work of the secretive, devout Jewish sect known as the Essenes, who lived at Qumran around the time of Jesus. To continue his research into the Essene community's way of life and how its beliefs may have influenced the beginnings of Christianity, he met with Father Jozef Milik, one of the scholars who worked on deciphering the Dead Sea Scrolls in the 1950s. Feather learned that during Milik's work somewhere near the Qumran ruins, he had excavated a headless corpse that he believed to be that of John the Baptist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeather presents persuasive, powerful evidence illustrating the strong link between the Qumran Essenes and New Testament teachings and showing that both John the Baptist and Jesus were intimately involved with this community at Qumran. He further supports the claim that early Christians continued a belief system centered on a form of monotheism first formulated by the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten and uniquely espoused by the Essenes at Qumran.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bear \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781591430445\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.26w x 1.18d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2005 pg. 74\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Robert Feather","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42547807715509,"sku":"9781591430445","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_bec70e14-4b27-4658-8711-2946ce7434ee.jpg?v=1670337503","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-secret-initiation-of-jesus-at-qumran-the-essene-mysteries-of-john-the-baptist-9781591430445","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}