Here is the definitive introduction to the Dead Sea Scrolls, including their teachings, the community that created them, and their significance for understanding the Hebrew Bible, the world of Judaism in which Christianity emerged, Jesus, and the New Testament.
This is the most readable, comprehensive, and up-to-date reference for students, clergy, and general readers who want to explore the Scrolls and what they mean for understanding the Hebrew Bible, Judaism, Jesus, the New Testament, and Christian origins. This is especially crucial now that the Dead Sea Scrolls texts have been completely reconstructed and translated.
Here is the definitive introduction to the Dead Sea Scrolls, including their teachings, the community that created them, and their significance for understanding the Hebrew Bible, the world of Judaism in which Christianity emerged, Jesus, and the New Testament.
This is the most readable, comprehensive, and up-to-date reference for students, clergy, and general readers who want to explore the Scrolls and what they mean for understanding the Hebrew Bible, Judaism, Jesus, the New Testament, and Christian origins. This is especially crucial now that the Dead Sea Scrolls texts have been completely reconstructed and translated.
James VanderKam, John A. O'Brien Professor of Hebrew Scriptures in
the Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, is the
author of The Dead Sea Scrolls Today.
Peter Flint is co-director of the Dead Sea Scrolls Institute at
Trinity Western University in British Columbia. He is the author of
The Dead Sea Psalms Scrolls and the Book of Psalms and co-editor of
The Dead Sea Scrolls After Fifty Years.
"A comprehensive, detailed but readable account of what the scrolls really say." -- Herschel Shanks, Editor, Biblical Archaeology Review"This work provides a cap and climax to more than fifty years of research and publication of the Scrolls." -- David Noel Freedman, Endowed Chair in Hebrew Biblical Studies, University of California San Diego, Editor-in-Chief, Anchor Bible Project"Eminently readable and reliable...a mine of information and a very useful reference work." -- John J. Collins, Holmes Professor of Old Testament, Yale University"A superb introduction to all of the major points...a well-illustrated guide." -- Publishers Weekly"Comprehensive and up-to-date...an important addition to any collection on the Dead Sea Scrolls." -- Choice
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