Dead Sea Scrolls and Hebrews

Dead Sea Scrolls and Hebrews refers to the tantalizing similarity between beliefs stated in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Epistle to the Hebrews, particularly both of their criticisms of the priestly class in Jerusalem.

Some speculate that the Epistle to the Hebrews was directed at the Essenes, who were the custodians of the Dead Sea Scrolls at Qumran and authored some of them. There is also speculation that there was overlap between the Essenes and the early Christians, some of whom (like Barnabas) were Hellenized Jews.