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UNINA9910830091403321 |
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Autore |
Campbell Jonathan G |
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Titolo |
Deciphering the Dead Sea Scrolls [[electronic resource]] |
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ISBN |
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1-281-31040-9 |
9786611310400 |
0-470-70506-X |
0-470-77346-4 |
0-470-77525-4 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (242 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Qumran community |
Religion |
Philosophy & Religion |
Judaism |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Plates; List of Maps and Figure; Text Acknowledgements; Author's Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 What are the Dead Sea Scrolls?; 2 The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bible; 3 The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Essenes; 4 An Essene Community at Qumran; 5 The Dead Sea Scrolls and Judaism; 6 Christianity Reconsidered; 7 Controversy and Conspiracy; Appendix; Further Reading; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The second edition of this fascinating book is the ideal introduction to the importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls from Qumran and their impact on our understanding of the rise of Christianity.Introduces the Qumran Scrolls to the uninitiated general reader. Explains how revolutionary the discovery of the Scrolls was and their enduring significance. Sets the Scrolls within the wider context of Jewish history and religion of the second temple period. Now expanded to include additional material about the scrolls themselves and recent theories about the communi |
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