Understanding the Dead Sea Scrolls A Reader from the Biblical Archaeology Review

Name: Understanding the Dead Sea Scrolls A Reader from the Biblical Archaeology Review
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ISBN: 9780679744450

ISBN-10: 0679744452

ISBN-13: 9780679744450

Edition: N/A

Authors: Hershel Shanks

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A groundbreaking anthology that demolishes the myths -- and reveals the true significance -- of the greatest archaeological discovery of our time. Ever since their initial discovery in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have aroused excitement, jealousy, and not a little dread among some who feared their contents might undermine the foundations of Judaism and Christianity. For more than 35 years the majority of scroll texts remained the intellectual property of an exclusive coterie of scholars. Recently, however, the Biblical Archaeology Review succeeded in breaking that monopoly. This path-clearing volume is an illuminating assessment of what these texts reveal about a lost era in the history of…

Book details

List price: $15.00
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 6/29/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 337
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English