07241. THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS IN PERSPECTIVE. Thorough study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Essene community that produced them. Includes review of sources. The Essene sect and their place in the tradition of monasticism, their monastery at Qumram, relations of Essenes to Pharisees and Christians. Concludes that Christians borrowed the idea of monastic tradition from them. 15 pages, 17 footnotes, 15 bibliographic sources.