The Dead Sea Scrolls in English - Softcover

Vermes, Geza

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140135448 ISBN 13: 9780140135442

Publisher: Penguin Books, 1990

Synopsis

'This significantly expanded and revised fourth edition of what has always been the best English translation of the Scrolls has become a combination of two books: Vermes has replaced nearly all of the original Introduction with an abridged version of the corresponding material from The Dead Sea Scrolls: Qumran in Perspective... He has also added new translations of material that has been published since the last edition appeared in 1975... By far still the best edition of the scrolls in English.' James R Mueller, Religious Studies Review

About this title

About the Author:

Geza Vermes was Professor Emeritus of Jewish Studies at the University of Oxford, UK and was one of the world's greatest experts on the historical Jesus, Christian beginnings, and the Dead Sea Scrolls. With the publication of Jesus the Jew (1973) he introduced the idea of Jesus as a 1st century Jewish holy man to the general public. His book The Dead Sea Scrolls in English (1962) introduced the English reader to the Scrolls, going on to sell over half a million copies.

Language Notes:

Text: English, Hebrew (translation)

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0140135448
• ISBN 13: 9780140135442
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 336