The Dead Sea scrolls : a biography / John J. Collins.

By:

Collins, John J. (John Joseph), 1946-

Series: Lives of great religious booksPublisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2012Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

1400844606
9781400844609
9781782685623
1782685626

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:

296.1/55 23

LOC classification:

BM487 .C564 2012

Online resources:

EBSCOhost

Contents:

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.

Summary: Since they were first discovered in the caves at Qumran in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have aroused more fascination--and more controversy--than perhaps any other archaeological find. They appear to have been hidden in the Judean desert by the Essenes, a Jewish sect that existed around the time of Jesus, and they continue to inspire veneration and conspiracy theories to this day. John Collins tells the story of the bitter conflicts that have swirled around the scrolls since their startling discovery, and sheds light on their true significance for Jewish and Christian history. Collins.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Since they were first discovered in the caves at Qumran in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have aroused more fascination--and more controversy--than perhaps any other archaeological find. They appear to have been hidden in the Judean desert by the Essenes, a Jewish sect that existed around the time of Jesus, and they continue to inspire veneration and conspiracy theories to this day. John Collins tells the story of the bitter conflicts that have swirled around the scrolls since their startling discovery, and sheds light on their true significance for Jewish and Christian history. Collins.