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 Jewish Groups at the Time of Jesus
Very helpful for keeping straight the important differences between such groups as the Pharisees, Zealots, High Priests, Scribes, and Saducees. From Father Felix Just, S.J., of Loyola Marymount University. Also useful:
- Texts By and About the Pharisees and Sadducees
- Pharisees
- Sadducees

 Rulers in Israel during the Roman Era
A helpful review from Father Felix Just, S.J., of Loyola Marymount University.

Roman Sources on Jews and Judaism
A small but helpful compilation of basic texts from Josephus, Augustus, Claudius, Strabo and Tacitus. Another source:
- Inscriptions Documenting Jews and Judaism in the Greco-Roman Diaspora


The Signs of the Messiah
By Dead Sea Scrolls scholar James Tabor, looks at the parallels between the fragment called "Messianic Apocalypse" and early Gospel traditions. Also, see Dr. Tabor's article:
- Millennial Hopes and Disappointments in the Essene Community

Jerusalem's Essene Gateway: Where the Community Lived in Jesus' Time
A Benedictine monk in Jerusalem and world-class biblical archeologist, Father Bargil Pixner argues that the Essenes, the community that produced the Dead Sea Scrolls, lived on Mount Zion at the time of Jesus and the apostles. Don't miss, too, by Father Pixner:
- Church of the Apostles Found on Mount Zion
- Q&A with Bargil Pixner

 The Community of Goods among the First Christians and among the Essenes
A good study by Justin Taylor, S.M., of the University of Notre Dame.