The Novice of Qumran (1959 Brogan), novel

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

Editions and translations

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

Summary

A 13-year-old student, Jesus challenges the discipline and moral principles of his teachers.