The Novice of Qumran (1959 Brogan), novel

The Novice of Qumran: A story about Jesus’ life in an Essene monastery (1959) is a novel by Isabel Brogan.

Abstract

A 13-year-old student, Jesus challenges the discipline and moral principles of his teachers, and is put on trial for his radical ways.

"Even as a child, Jesus would have had a different understanding of the world and how it worked; and he would be A CHALLENGE. Isabel Brogan, parent of exceptional children, knew well what other parents would do to help their child "fit in" to the world in which he would one day enter. Jesus has become a novice in the Essene community at Qumran. What happens when the irresistible love of God impacts on the Jewish masters who raise children with discipline, hard work, and a sense of righteousness? This is the highest form of SPIRITUAL DRAMA."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in New York, NY: 1959. Reissued in 1980 as the first part of a series of novels, Saga of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Reissued in 2006