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Ancient Jewish prophets predicted the challenges of our time.

JL;DR SUMMARY The article discusses the enduring relevance of the Book of 1 Enoch, part of the Dead Sea Scrolls discovered in 1947, and its implications for modern times. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Dead Sea ScrollsEthicsDivine JusticeSecond Temple JudaismTheodicyQumran1 EnochApocalyptic LiteratureShared Religious RootsTechnological Ethics

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"The Dead Sea Scrolls exhibited at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem."
Qumran, Jerusalem, Israel
"In February 1947, a young Bedouin shepherd named Muhammad edh-Dhib chased a lost goat along the sun-scorched cliffs of Qumran, near the Dead Sea."

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