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The Dead Sea Scrolls: A New Translation
by Michael O. Wise  Publisher Comments This landmark work from three of the most-noted Dead Sea Scrolls scholars brings the ancient scrolls of Qumran vividly to life. Translating and deciphering virtually every legible portion of the fragmented scrolls, Michael Wise, Martin Abegg Jr., and...
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The Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Their Significance for Understanding the Bible, Judaism, Jesus, and Christianity
by James Vanderkam Publisher Comments The story of the discovery of the first Dead Sea Scrolls has become a part of Western lore. Who has not heard about the Bedouin shepherd who threw a rock into a cave, heard a crash, went in to explore, and found the scrolls? The story in that form may be...
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Who Wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls?: The Search for the Secret of Qumran
by Norman Golb Synopsis From one of the leading authorities on the Dead Sea Scrolls comes a startling new theory on their origins, history, and meaning. Norman Golb's intriguing explanation of the Scroll's origins conveys fascinating new information on the evolution of Judaism...
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Dead Sea Scrolls a New Translation
by Michael Owen Wise Publisher Comments From a new generation of Dead Sea Scrolls scholars comes this landmark work. Michael Wise, Martin Abegg, Jr. and Edward Cook bring the long-inaccessible ancient scrolls of Qumran vividly to life, translating and deciphering virtually every legible...
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Scrolls from the Dead Sea
by Ayala Sussmann Book News Annotation Issued in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the Library of Congress, this catalog brings together 12 of the best-preserved and least-known Dead Sea Scrolls--in color photographs, Hebrew transcriptions, and English translations--as well as a...
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Religion in the Dead Sea Scrolls (Studies in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature)
by John Collins Synopsis Eight European and North American scholars explore the concept of divinity in the Scrolls (monotheism vs. a host of divine beings, and the efficacy of prayer), the Scrolls' relation to important halakic issues (the interpretation of sacrifice and the...
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Christian Beginnings and the Dead Sea Scrolls (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology)
by John J Collins Synopsis Were first-century Jews expecting a messiah? Were other messiahs mentioned in the Dead Sea Scrolls? Were key early Christian symbols also found in the Judaism of Qumran? Did the Jews of Jesus's day believe in salvation by works? In the Holy Spirit? How...
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What Are the Dead Sea Scrolls and Why Do They Matter?
by David Noel Freedman Publisher Comments The Dead Sea Scrolls are on exhibit; thousands will journey to see them. But will they understand what they see? Certainly, scholarly volumes on the Dead Sea Scrolls abound, full of indices, footnotes, and jargon for those in the know. What about the...
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Rewriting Scripture in Second Temple Times (Studies in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature)
by Sidnie Whi Crawford Publisher Comments Rewriting Scripture in Second Temple Times investigates the phenomenon of inner-scriptural exegesis in six of the major works found at Qumran: the pre-Samaritan Scripture texts; Reworked Pentateuch; the Temple Scroll; Jubilees; the Genesis Apocryphon...
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The Mystery and Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls
by Hershel Shanks Publisher Comments Fifty years have passed since the world-shaking discovery of the first Dead Sea Scrolls in a desert cave by bedouin shepherds. Now, after decades of controversy surrounding their dissemination and interpretation, here is the fullest possible account of...
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The Dead Sea
by Barbara Kreiger Publisher Comments The Dead Sea is unlike any other place on earth. Situated a quarter mile below sea level, so saline it can't support life, surrounded by a desolate landscape, it is not just a geologic feature but a source of mystery connected to religious faith. In...
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Essene Book of Everyday Virtues: Spiritual Wisdom from the Dead Sea Scrolls
by Kenneth Hanson Synopsis More than two thousand years ago, the Essenes, or Sons of Light, as they called themselves, fled the opulence of Jerusalem and sequestered themselves in a desert stronghold at Qumran. By the end of the first century CE this ancient utopian sect had...
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Who wrote the Dead Sea scrolls? :the search for the secret of Qumran
by Norman Golb Publisher Comments A work of breathtaking originality, this book contains a compelling new interpretation of the origin and meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The scrolls have been the subject of unending fascination and controversy ever since their discovery in the Qumran...
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The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Personages of Earliest Christianity (Hc
by Arthur E. Palumbo Synopsis Who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls? Paleographical dating has tended to downplay the Scrolls' importance and to distance them from the personages of earliest Christianity, but a carefully worked out theory based on radiocarbon dating and other tests connects...
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Wisdom Texts from Qumran
by Daniel J Harrington Synopsis This study is the first full analysis of the Qumran wisdom texts. Translations and a full explanation of the background and context of wisdom literature introduce the reader to an important and hitherto little-discussed part of the Dead Sea Scrolls...
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Understanding the Dead Sea Scrolls: A Reader from the Biblical Archaeology Review
by Hershel Shanks Publisher Comments 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...
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The Complete World of the Dead Sea Scrolls (Complete)
by Philip R Davies Synopsis This fully illustrated survey of all the Dead Sea Scrolls, includes the Copper Scroll, Community Rule, and Temple Scroll. It discusses their discovery, publication, original authorship, impact on beliefs about the histories of Judaism and Christianity...
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Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scroll (Anchor Bible Reference Library)
by Schiffman Lawrence H Publisher Comments Dead Sea Scrolls expert Lawrence H. Schiffman shifts attention away from the sensationalism surrounding who has control of the scrolls by focusing on how these texts shed light on the history of Judaism and early Christianity....
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The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Jewish Origins of Christianity
by Carsten Pete Thiede Publisher Comments Since their discoveries in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have been a source of constant controversy. Scholars still argue over the meaning of the fragmentary texts--especially what they say about the Jewish roots of the first Christian communities...
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The Dead Sea Scrolls: What Have We Learned?
by Eileen M Schuller Synopsis In this accessible and illuminating work, one of the world's foremost "Dead Sea Scrolls" scholars--who is also one of the first women to actually see the "Scrolls"--reflects on the most significant learning about these ancient documents of faith....
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