The Dead Sea Scrolls Uncovered. The First Complete Translation and Interpretation of 50 Key Documents Withheld for Over 35 Years

Eisenman, Robert/WISE, MICHAEL

ISBN 10: 1852303689 / ISBN 13: 9781852303686

Published by Shaftesbury/Rockport/Brisbane, Element 1992, 1992

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(IX) 286 p. + plates, Hardcover with dustjacket (Spine of the dustjacket slightly discoloured, otherwise in good condition.).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Dead Sea Scrolls Uncovered. The First Complete Translation and Interpretation of 50 Key Documents Withheld for Over 35 Years
• Publisher: Shaftesbury/Rockport/Brisbane, Element 1992
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1852303689
• ISBN 13: 9781852303686
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

The first scholar--aside from those at the Huntington Library in California--to have access to the Dead Sea Scrolls translates seventy-five of the most important manuscripts into Hebrew and English and includes a short analysis of each piece.

Reviews

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 Specifically, attention is focused upon the importance of previously unpublished texts in reconstructing the history of early Christianity.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.
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