02659nam 22006373u 450 991083009140332120230721030958.01-281-31040-997866113104000-470-70506-X0-470-77346-40-470-77525-4(CKB)1000000000407190(EBL)351054(OCoLC)437214050(SSID)ssj0000135809(PQKBManifestationID)11150232(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000135809(PQKBWorkID)10084675(PQKB)11638090(EXLCZ)99100000000040719020130418d2008|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrDeciphering the Dead Sea Scrolls[electronic resource]2nd ed.Oxford Wiley20081 online resource (242 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-631-22992-2 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; IndexThe 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 communiQumran communityQumran communityQumran communityReligionHILCCPhilosophy & ReligionHILCCJudaismHILCCQumran community.Qumran community.Qumran communityReligionPhilosophy & ReligionJudaism296.155Campbell Jonathan G896391AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910830091403321Deciphering the Dead Sea Scrolls3928794UNINA