Q. At the end of day, do you think John the Baptizer was originally a member of the Qumran community but then later went solo? A. Yes, I think I do. At least I imagine that John spent some time with the Qumran community, perhaps as one of their young trainees! But then he evidently had a more specific prophetic calling to go and to summon people to prepare for the arrival of God’s promised salvation by repentance and... Read more