The Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Their Significance For Understanding the Bible, Judaism, Jesus, and Christianity
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The story of the discovery of the first Dead Sea Scrolls has become a part of Western lore. Who has not heard about the Bedouin shepherd who threw a rock into a cave, heard a crash, went in to explore, and found the scrolls? The story in that form may be accurate, but it turns out to be something of a simplification. As a matter of fact, much remains unknown about the exact circumstances under which those scrolls were discovered.
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The story of the discovery at first deals with just one cave; the other ten were located at later times.
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- Ancient History
- World History
- Philosophy Overviews
- Biblical Studies
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- Bible Criticism & Interpretation
- Old Testament Interpretation
- New Testament Interpretation
- New Testament Studies
- Authors
- James VanderKam, Peter Flint
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- October 12, 2004
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Ancient History