The chapters at the end on the essenes john the baptist and jesus were the most interesting to me essentially nothing directly about john and jesus was found in the ruins nevertheless much can be concluded using the new testament and general scholarship many theories of various writers are discussed and comparisons are made most of the scrolls were copies of the books of the old . The library of qumran on the essenes qumran john the baptist and jesus stegemann hartmut 9780802861672 books amazonca. The library of qumran on the essenes qumran john the baptist and jesus hartmut stegemann snippet view 1998 the library of qumran on the essenes qumran john the baptist and jesus hartmut stegemann snippet view 1998 common terms and phrases according activity actually already appeared authors baptist become beginning biblical building calendar called cave century bc christian . Main the library of qumran on the essenes qumran john the baptist and jesus the library of qumran on the essenes qumran john the baptist and jesus hartmut stegemann the incredible discoveries at qumran are unveiled in this compelling volume by one of the worlds foremost experts on biblical archaeology and the ancient qumran community drawing on the best of current research and a . He also explores the relation of the qumran community to john the baptist to jesus and to early christianity and uncovers the true nature of the qumran writings which continue to have a profound impact on biblical studies today