Mine too!

your username is a bit -_-

The visuals were provided by the interviewer on his channel (Gnostic Informant), not Dr. Tabor.

@@NovaG8r He did a wonderful job, the visuals were exceptional:-) 🧚‍♀

It is Gehenna where one will be judged after death for any misdeeds, in Aramaic. 🙏 No mention of eternal torment as far as I know.

Can you post a source

@@Atitanasteelers personal observation

Nonsense.

@@johnmichaelson9173 do a little research simple Simon .

The Dead Sea Scrolls writers were very anti-Samaritan and it was considered a grave sin to even talk to them.

Please could I ask you what it was ideologically that separated them

@@kamrandehghan6507 The Samaritans held that Mount Gerizim was the true holy place for the worship of God and whereas the Jews held that it was at the temple in Jerusalem.

@@kamrandehghan6507 The Tabernacle of YHWH was erected in Shechem, more than likely on Mt. Gerizim, which is the Mountain of blessings where the Levites stood. Joshua explains that at one time, there were two tents: THE Tabernacle in Shechem (see Joshua 24:26-27) and another “tent of Meeting” in Shiloh. The Samaritans say that Eli rebelled against the rightful priesthood in Shechem and he took a rebellious group of many from the tribe of Judah to Shiloh. (The writings in the Hebrew Bible are “Judean” writings, from Judean perspective, not from Samaritan perspective.) Eventually, Solomon built the temple in Jerusalem which caused the biggest split in the kingdom.

It's been over 25 years since I read Dr Golb's book, "Who Wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls." Ever since I think he gives one of the most compelling arguments that this material came from Jerusalem instead of being written at Qumran. I respect Dr Tabor, but if that's the case then him interpreting this material as "Essene" is painting them differently than Josephus or Pliny...Dunno, but where these scrolls were written DOES make a difference, imo.

Jasher means righteousness. It was likely referring to the book of the Law, which would have included Jubilees where the stories referenced are told about.

@@firstcannon4568 these books were mentioned in the bible but not the book of jubilees, though Yovel - a Ram, is mentioned. These books were very old and the source of many books in the bible.

The Sons of Zadok, were the Essenes. They were also referred to as Followers of the Way. They were the Buddhist Jews that left the Temple over killing animals and eating meat. The Jews came out of India. Abraham and Sarah is just Brahma and Saraswati from Hinduism. They are just coming to terms with the fact Its all out of India.

" the more sense it makes for the Romans to invent Jesus" - the Romans did not "invent Jesus". The religious extremists already had *many* "Jesus"es available to them. Pick one, any one, and make a religion from him.

It also makes sense if a historical Jesus was himself trying to co opt the teachings of past groups to displace them from the memory of the commoners. Purposely posed himself in parallels to Moses, Elijah, Joseph, Orion, Serapis, and whoever else. In order to save Judea from conflicting with the Romans to their own demise.

NOT TRUE! WHY are the "Masada Scrolls" ALWAYS forgotten?? They are at least CONTEMPORARY with those from Qumran. I don't know if the "Book of Esther" was omitted from THAT collection because that also belonged to the Essene Zealots. The only reason I can think for that Book being omitted is that the Hebrew version of the name "Esther" would be "ASHTOR", as in the notorious "PAGAN" goddess "ASHTORETH"; the Palestinian version of "Ishtar", who was the ORIGINAL version of Venus! This is confirmed by the Hebrew word used for her name in the text: "Hadassah", meaning "myrtle"; which was the "sacred plant" of Venus-Aphrodite. ANOTHER reason for omitting it would be that in the story she was married to the "Pagan" Persian king.

The "Book of Enoch" WAS composed by the Essenes, the reason being that the Essenim were REALLY the "disenfranchised" Levitim, who were maniacally OBSESSED with reconciling the lunar and the solar calendars. This is reflected in the Book, and the character of Enoch himself; who was the SEVENTH (the PRIME "🌕" number) from Adam in generation who lived 365 years (the number of days in a ☀️ Year).

There were NOT "sects" of Judaism, Josephus' claim and the "Gospels" notwithstanding. The "Essenes" were the "Zealotim" who were the "Levitim" of the FORMER priesthood that Josephus states were REPLACED by King Herod Antipater when he built his new temple. The "Pharisees" (which means "Separated Ones") also called themselves the "Sadducees" or "Righteous Ones". BUT, there WAS a division between the "PHARISEES" themselves, because the word could ALSO be derived from "PHARSEE" meaning "Persian". THIS could be ANOTHER explanation of why the "Book of Esther" was NOT included in the Essene/Levitim collection! The Pharsee/Pharisees believed in PERSIAN "astrodualism" and ADDED TO and CHANGED the ORIGINAL "Levitical Law Code". It was THEY who composed the "DEUTERONOMIC" one after the return from exile during the PERSIAN Imperial period under the priestly scribe Ezra. It was THEY who ADDED the concepts of ASTROLOGY, NUMEROLOGY, ANGELS, DEMONS, EXORCISM, REINCARNATION/RESURRECTION, and FINAL WORLD JUDGEMENT to Judaic "Leviticism"; which was itself strictly a religious ritual and ethics code of behavior. Josephus himself, while claiming to BE one, ADMITS as much when he states that the strictly "Levitical" SADDUCEES DID NOT BELIEVE in such concepts, AND the "Gospels" claim the SAME!! ALL the MYTHOS of "Judaism" that has influenced Christianity comes FROM the PHARSEE/PERSIANS!! WHICH, by the way, is WHY William Peter Blatty's story "The Exorcist" BEGINS in IRAQ (ancient PERSIA), AND centers on the girl being "possessed" NOT by Satan but by the PERSIAN demon "Pazuzu"!! 👹 And by the way, ANOTHER reason the Essene Levites would have BLOCKED the "Book of Esther" from their collection is that it is the ONLY Judaic scripture to refer to a "NON-Jew" (the PERSIAN Great King Cyrus "the Great") as "MESHIACH/ANOINTED"!! 😁

Josephus' text of "The Jewish Wars" was PUBLISHED in 75 AC. Naturally, he would have spent SEVERAL YEARS researching and composing it; NOT ALL in ONE year!! Prof. Tabor as a researcher and author HIMSELF should KNOW HOW a book text is produced. And Josephus WAS NOT "living in the former PALACE of the Emperor Vespasian! As he himself states in his little autobiographical sketch, when the Flavian Vespasiani family of him and his two sons Titus and Domitian moved into the IMPERIAL PALACE on the Palatine, Josephus was GIVEN their former Estate of a mansion villa in Rome. He probably VISITED, but he DID NOT RESIDE IN, the imperial palace. AGAIN, Prof. Tabor SHOULD KNOW this, but Josephus' text of "The Jewish WARS" was NOT ALL about the rebellion that HE had taken part in. It BEGAN with the MACCABEAN REVOLT against the Greco-Syrian Seleucid Dynasty tyrant Antiochus IV Theos Epiphanes in the THIRD CENTURY BC and CONTINUED THROUGH describing their initial conquest by the Romans under Pompey "the Great" to their minor rebellion under the emperor Augustus when Judea was incorporated into the Roman Empire up until the "Great Rebellion" beginning under Nero.

The Essenim WERE mentioned in the "Gospels", BUT under DIFFERENT names! There, they were simply called the "ZELOTIM"! Like the APOSTLE Simon ZELOTES!! Jesus HAD an ESSENE ZEALOT as one of his Twelve Apostles!! They MAY also have been called the "Herodians", or supporters of the Herodian Dynasty because Josephus mentions that (even though Herod Antipater REMOVED those called "Levitim" from the Judish priesthood, EXCEPT for Josephus and his family because they were also of ROYAL HASMONAEAN BLOOD and Herod was MARRIED to one, his "favorite" wife Mariamne) Herod PATRONIZED the Essenes (probably to keep them from RESENTFULLY rebelling against him) because when he was a young man according to Josephus, one of them "predicted" that Herod would become "King of the Judes" one day. These "Herodians" are otherwise UNknown and Josephus DOES NOT mention them. They certainly WERE NOT Galileans!!