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Quote But in the above mentioned place 'the temple' the cult life group ran its course and to this above all belonged baptism and rites for the dead carried out only in the temple. Consecration of priests and bishops and weddings.   The Dead Sea Scrolls -- Possible Parallels to Mormon Doctrine and Practices Monday, 09 August 2004 Article Index The Dead Sea Scrolls -- Possible Parallels to Mormon Doctrine and Practices 1 - Prayer 2 - Restoration 3 - Church of Some Type 4 - Conclave 5 - Bishops and Presiding Bishops 6 - Godhead of Three 7 - Tithing 8 - Theology of History and a Plan 9 - Doctrine of Translation 10 - Restoration in Last Days 12 - Laying on of Hands 14 - Genealogy 15 - Tradition of Buried Records 17 - New Name and Key Words 19 - Patriarchal Blessings 20 - Temple to be Built in Last Days 21 - World to be Destroyed by Fire 22 - New Jerusalem 23 - Melchizedek 24 - Messianic Vision 25 - Urim and Thummin 26 - Zenos the Lost Prophet 27 - The Devil 28 - Baptismal Rites 29 - Assembly of Gods 30 - Elect of God 31 - The 10 Copies of Isaiah 32 - Two Witnesses 33 - Prophets Page 2 of 30 1. PRAYER: In the HODAYOT SCROLL (Thanksgiving Psalms), prayer, over a long period of time, some 20 years it seems, resulted in what appears to have been some kind of restoration or dispensation of knowledge and direction, leading to the organization of the Community of Qumran, under a teacher called The Teacher of Righteousness, by whatever name it called itself, sometime about 176 to 150 B.C. The QUMRAN community may have been true priests exiled from the Temple and Jerusalem, into the Desert, some seven miles south of Jericho, on the northwest side of the Dead Sea. They may even have taken a portion of or most of the Temple Library with them. After fifty years there is still debate on who they were and where they came from, and why. << Prev - Next >> Last Updated ( Wednesday, 12 July 2006 )   < Prev   Next > [ Back ]

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