Dead Sea Scrolls Uncovered - Hardcover

Eisenman, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 156619623X ISBN 13: 9781566196239

Publisher: Dorset House Publishing Co Inc, 1994

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Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Hebrew

From Library Journal:

The continuing interest in the Dead Sea Scrolls is due in part to the controversy surrounding their interpretation. Specifically, attention is focused upon the importance of previously unpublished texts in reconstructing the history of early Christianity. Some say there is little or nothing of interest in the remaining fragments; others insist that they are of monumental importance. By far the largest cache of these fragments is the one discovered in Qumran cave 4, from which authors Eisenman (Middle East religions, California State Univ.-Long Beach) and Wise (Near Eastern languages and civilization, Univ. of Chicago) have reconstructed 50 texts. For each text, they have provided a transcription into modern Hebrew characters, a translation, and commentary on the text's significance. Significantly, these documents indicate a close relationship between the Zealot Qumran community and the Jewish Christian community under the leadership of James, the brother of Jesus. While the authors must be given due credit for making more of the scroll material available, their conclusions are tentative. Recommended for seminary and academic religion collections.
- Craig W. Beard, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham Lib.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dorset House Publishing Co Inc
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 156619623X
• ISBN 13: 9781566196239
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 286