Collins, John J.  1946- <br/><br/>
The Dead Sea scrolls :  a biography / 
John J. Collins. 
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 - Lives of great religious books .
 - Lives of great religious books. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1400844606 9781400844609 9781782685623 1782685626 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>22573/ctt1950sv  JSTOR D2F1864D-F16D-4D5C-A34D-CA2713B7AED9  OverDrive, Inc.  http://www.overdrive.com 
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<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>016168045  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Dead Sea scrolls.<br/>Dead Sea scrolls.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>RELIGION--Judaism--Sacred Writings.<br/>RELIGION--Biblical Studies--Exegesis & Hermeneutics.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BM487  / .C564 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>296.1/55