Category: Dead Sea Scrolls

Among the manuscripts of the Dead Sea Scrolls are numerous fragments of liturgical texts that shed light on the ritual life of Jews at the turn of the common era. This inaugural volume in the landmark Eerdmans Commentaries on the Dead Sea Scrolls series explores these important liturgical documents in depth.Beginning with a general introduction to the Qumran library and Jewish liturgical traditions, James Davila situates the liturgical texts found at Qumran in their historical context in Second Temple Judaism. He then offers a reliable translation of these texts, including notes on the orig...
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Mystery of the Dead Sea Scrolls Revealed

By: John Allegro

Price: $4.50

Publisher: Gramercy Publishing Co.: December-1981

Seller ID: 29943

ISBN: 0517336456

Condition: Used - Very Good

Dead Sea Scrolls: Their History and Myths Revealed

By: John DeSalvo PhD

Price: $5.50

Publisher: Fall River Press: January-2009

Seller ID: 122916

ISBN: 1435108213

Condition: Used - Very Good

The Truth Under Lock and Key?: Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls (Princeton Theological Dead Sea Scrolls Project)

By: Klaus Berger

Price: $4.50

Publisher: Westminster PR: April-1995

Seller ID: 37856

ISBN: 0664255477

Condition: Used - Very Good

Klaus Berger offers a clearly written and highly understandable introcuction to the controversy surrounding the Dead Sea Scrolls. He insightfully examines the relationship between the Judaism of the Qumran community and Christianity in its formative period. The picture that emerges proves to be interesting and provocative. An ideal starting point for the nonspecialist, this book provides basic and reliable information about the Dead Sea Scrolls and their magnificance for Christianity.
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The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Very Short Introduction

By: Lim, Timothy

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Oxford University Press: January 2006

Seller ID: 320725

ISBN: 0192806599

Condition: Used - Very Good

Everyone has heard of of the Dead Sea Scrolls, but amidst the conspiracies, the politics, and the sensational claims, it can be difficult to separate myth from reality. Here, Timothy Lim explores the cultural and historical background of the scrolls, and examines their significance for our understanding of the Old Testament and the origins of Christianity and Judaism. Lim tells the fascinating story of the scrolls since their discouvery; their cultural context through the archaeology and history of the Dead Sea region. He explains the science behind their deciphering and dating, and does not o...
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The Dead Sea Scrolls Bible: The Oldest Known Bible Translated for the First Time into English

By: Martin G. Abegg, Peter Flint, Eugene Ulrich

Price: $12.50

Publisher: HarperOne: November 2002

Seller ID: 1535

ISBN: 0060600640

Condition: Used - Very Good

From the dramatic find in the caves of Qumran, the world's most ancient version of the Bible allows us to read the scriptures as they were in the time of Jesus.
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The Dead Sea Scrolls - Revised Edition: A New Translation

By: Michael O. Wise, Martin G. Abegg and Edward M. Cook

Price: $6.50

Publisher: HarperOne: November-2005

Seller ID: 2212

ISBN: 006076662X

Condition: Used - Very Good

A fully revised and updated edition of our translation of the complete Dead Sea Scrolls, making it the definitive translation of the Scrolls in English. With new texts, updated introductions, a glossary of terms, and other new additions, this will become the definitive translation of the Scrolls, and the lead companion to our other Dead Sea Scrolls Guides: The Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Dead Sea Scrolls Bible.
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The Dead Sea Scrolls

By: Millar Burrows

Price: $5.50

Publisher: Gramercy Publishing Co.: December 1988

Seller ID: 30157

ISBN: 0517625350

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The Dead Sea Scrolls in the Shrine of the Book

By: Moshe Pearlman

Price: $3.50

Publisher: Israel Museum Products Ltd.: December-1993

Seller ID: 201281

ISBN: 9652780073

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Who Wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls?: The Search for the Secret of Qumran

By: Norman Golb

Price: $7.50

Publisher: Scribner: January 1995

Seller ID: 377

ISBN: 002544395X

Condition: Used - Very Good

The Complete World of the Dead Sea Scrolls (The Complete Series)

By: Philip R. Davies, George J. Brooke, Phillip R. Callaway

Price: $5.50

Publisher: Thames & Hudson: June 2002

Seller ID: 29477

ISBN: 0500051119

Condition: Used - Very Good

Ever since the first scrolls were found in the Judaean desert in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have been the subject of passionate speculation and controversy. The possibility that they might challenge assumptions about ancient Judaism and the origins of Christianity, coupled with the extremely limited access imposed for many years, only fueled debate on their meanings. With all the scrolls now available in translation, conclusions can be drawn as to the authorship and origins, their implications for Christianity and Judaism, and their link with the ancient site of Qumran. This book, written by t...
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