Bibliograph

The Dead Sea Scrolls, a biography, John J. Collins

Type

Label

The Dead Sea Scrolls, a biography, John J. Collins

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-258) and indexes

Illustrations

plansillustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Dead Sea Scrolls

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1059271873

Responsibility statement

John J. Collins

Series statement

Lives of great religious books

Sub title

a biography

Summary

Since they were first discovered in the caves at Qumran in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have aroused more fascination-- and controversy-- than perhaps any other archaeological find. Collins sheds light on the bitter conflicts that have swirled around the scrolls, and sheds lights on their true significance for Jewish and Christian history

Table Of Contents

Preface -- The Discovery of the Scrolls -- The Essenes -- The Site of Qumran -- The Scrolls and Christianity -- The Scrolls and Judaism -- The Scrolls and the Bible -- The Battle for the Scrolls -- Appendix. Personalities in the Discovery and Subsequent Controversies

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