LATE JUDAISM AND SECTS

Information on Judaism and the major Jewish sects active at the time of Jesus is given below.

PHARISEES

Pharisees This is an excellent source of information on the Pharisees. I strongly advise the advanced notes that the site offers.

Pharisees & Sadducees Two for the price of one. This site, which is very readable quotes other sources of information. It traces the groups through into the times of the early Church. It is definitely a "Christian" website.

Pharisees and Sadducees This is a collection of texts, taken mainly from Josephus, the Mishna and the Talmud which describe the roles of the two sects.

SADDUCEES

Sadducees A very useful introduction to the topic.

ESSENES

Essenes A good introduction to the topic. For detailed study see the Advanced page on this site.

Dead Sea Scrolls Twelve basic facts about the Dead Sea Scrolls. A really good starting point.

Dead Sea Scrolls A large web site dedicated to the scrolls and their contents.

Scrolls All you ever wanted to know about the Dead Sea Scrolls. Dates, scholars, scholarly works and links to other pages. You could go on to this site an idiot and come off it an expert!

Texts Texts, presented in a very readable format describing the life of the Essenes and those living at Qumran. Most texts are drawn from Josephus and the scrolls.

ZEALOTS

Zealots Not a great deal of information here, but a good introduction.

Masada A detailed plan of the last stronghold of the Zealots in the war against Rome.

Masada This is a very useful site about Masada and the Zealot involvement. Good Photographs and plans of the Roman buildings.

Zealots Quite good information about the Zealots.