The Complete World of the Dead Sea Scrolls
by Philip Davies
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The Complete World of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Ever since the first scrolls were found in the Judaean desert by a Bedouin shepherd in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have been the subject of passionate speculation and controversy. The possibility that they might challenge assumptions about ancient Judaism and the origins of Christianity, coupled with the extremely limited access to the scrolls imposed for many years, only fueled debate on their meanings.
With all the scrolls—more than 800 documents from 11 caves—now finally available in translation, conclusions can be drawn as to the authorship and origins, their implications for Christianity and Judaism, and their link with the ancient site of Qumran. In The Complete World of the Dead Sea Scrolls, noted scholars Philip R. Davies, George J. Brooke and Phillip R. Callaway draw together the evidence to present a fully illustrated survey of every major manuscript, from the Copper Scroll, the Community Rule and the Temple Scroll to such less well-known scripts as the Angelic Liturgy and the Reworked Pentateuch.
With numerous fact files, reconstructions, scroll photographs and other illustrations, here is the most comprehensive and accessible account yet published of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Softcover : 216 pages
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Inc. ( May 01, 2011 )
Item #: 13-358181
ISBN: 9780500283714
Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 10.0 inches
Product Weight: 27.0 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Calm once again settles over Wadi Qumran 
August 03, 2011
After silly political skirmishes, scholars fighting over bits of parchment and overly dramatic religious controversy there is now a calmness once again over the site of an ancient religious group. A group separated by stringent rules and conservative Jewish beliefs, who hid their scrolls representing some of the earliest writings of Jewish scriptures. The discovery is scholarly discussed in this book, and the scroll's translations are offered in an attempt to reveal the accomplishments, beliefs and significance of an ancient now long gone sect. A group which may have not been as significant as our modern dramatic approach to things has made it out to be. Though such discoveries are always dramatic.
Reviewer: Wes B
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