(If, as the Qumrân
fragment most recently published by Allegro seems to confirm, the «teacher
of righteousness»
of this sect really was put to death and his return was awaited, still what most decisively
separates this sect from the original Christian community [apart from the other differences, for which see my article, «The Significance
of the Qumrân
Texts», J. B.L., 1955.