| The Dead Sea Scrolls in Their Historical Context Contributor(s): Lim, Timothy (Author), Auld, A. Graeme (Author), Hurtado, Larry W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0567080781 ISBN-13: 9780567080783 Publisher: T&T Clark OUR PRICE: $133.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2004 Annotation: What is the significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls, and what do we know about the community that possessed them? Avoiding both popular sensationalism and specialist technical language, this book aims to integrate all the latest findings about the scrolls into existing knowledge of the period, to advance understanding of the scrolls and the Qumran community, and to explore their wider significance in a scholarly and accessible way. The "state of the art" in international scrolls scholarship. Contributors include E.P. Sanders, Eugene Ulrich, George Brooke, and John J. Collins. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Biblical Studies - General - Religion | Judaism - Sacred Writings |
| Dewey: 270 |
| LCCN: 2005273840 |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.62" W x 8.54" (0.86 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What is the significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls, and what do we know about the community that possessed them? Avoiding both popular sensationalism and specialist technical language, this book aims to integrate all the latest findings about the scrolls into existing knowledge of the period, to advance understanding of the scrolls and the Qumran community, and to explore their wider significance in a scholarly and accessible way. The state of the art in international scrolls scholarship. Contributors include E.P. Sanders, Eugene Ulrich, George Brooke, and John J. Collins. |
