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The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English by Geza Vermes (1998, Paperback) 
The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English by Geza Vermes (1998, Paperback)

 
The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English by Geza Vermes (1998, Paperback)

Author: Geza Vermes
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Publication Date: 1998-11-01
Language: English
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0140278079
ISBN-13: 9780140278071
Product ID: EPID742921
Description: A transcription and commentary on the famous Qumran scrolls, discovered in 1947 and carefully edited and reconstructed over the succeeding 50 years by many of the most distinguished scholars in the world.
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A transcription and commentary on the famous Qumran scrolls, discovered in 1947 and carefully edited and reconstructed over the succeeding 50 years by many of the most distinguished scholars in the world.

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Publication Date:1998-11-01

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Length:672 pages
Height:8.3 in
Width:5.5 in
Thickness:1.5 in
Weight:19.2 oz

Publisher's Note
Nothing in the modern study of ancient Judaism and the birth of Christianity can match the 50-year saga of these documents, discovered by a lowly goatherd in the spring of 1947. Now, after years of academic debate and maneuvering as tense as any espionage novel, the Dead Sea Scrolls and fragments are at last available in their entirety, in the established standard English version.

The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls by a Bedouin gathered in 1947 transformed our understanding of the Hebrew bible, early Judaism, and the origins of Christianity. Nothing in the modern study of the ancient Mideast can match the fifty-year saga of these documents hidden by a Jewish sect existing before and during the time of Jesus. After years of academic debate and maneuvering as tense as any espionage novel, the Dead Sea Scrolls and fragments are at last available in their entirety, in an established standard English version. The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English--the crowning achievement of esteemed biblical scholar Geza Vermes--provides not only reliable, direct access to these intriguing documents but a wealth of scholarly information and an outline of the history surrounding them. Here, for scholars, students, and the fascinated general reader, are the texts which endure as the nonbiblical center of Judeo-Christianity and the foundation of Western literary traditions.

Industry Reviews
"An excellent up-to-date report on the Dead Sea Scrolls and a competent translation of the bulk of the nonbiblical texts. It will enable the general public to read the nonbiblical scrolls and to judge for themselves their importance."
New York Times Book Review (09/21/1997)

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