Judaism naturally skewed efforts to see the Qumran material in the right perspective. Similarities and Differences: General Features Now we should strive to give better accounts of the relationships between Qumran and other Jews. This paper is intended to be a small contribution to this effort. I shall begin by discussing the relationship between the Dead Sea Scrolls and other Jewish material in general terms and then turn to a few specific points. For the purposes of the first part of this discussion, I