in the Gospel of John and the Epistle to the Hebrews.19 At this point it seems fair to say that there is no proof that Christianity and Qumran influenced each other directly. Many of the similarities are from their common heritage in Judaism and/or religious beliefs, expressions and practices during the time of Christ. Analogy, as we noted earlier, does not necessarily mean genealogy; nor should plausible, or even probable, theories be given more certainty than they warrant. At this stage of our