Rule of Blessings

The Rule of Blessings (1QSb) is a fragmentary Hebrew text from Qumran that contains blessings for the eschatological community, including the Messiah.|||1QSb, part of the 1QS scroll from Cave 1, a very fragmentary text with blessings for the eschaton.|||Composed in the 1st century BCE.|||Not canonical in any tradition.|||Contains three benedictions for use during the eschaton, including a blessing for the Prince of the Congregation (the Messiah). Important for understanding Qumran messianism.|||Charlesworth, J. H., ed. The Dead Sea Scrolls: Rule of the Community. Westminster John Knox, 1994.|||Muraoka, T. The Community Rule 1QS, 1QSa and 1QSb. Peeters, 2022.|||Vermes, G. The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English. Penguin, 1997.|||The Digital Dead Sea Scrolls (Israel Museum)|https://dss.collections.imj.org.il/|View 1QSb fragments.;; Wikipedia — Rule of the Blessing|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_the_Blessing|Background and discussion.|||" May the Lord bless you from the holy dwelling, and may He establish the throne of your kingdom forever." — 1QSb (paraphrase)