The Dead Sea Scrolls : A Short History

• Autore: Fields Weston
• Pubblicazione: Chicago : , : Publication Consultants, , 2013; ©2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (117 pages)
• Disciplina: 296.15499999999997
• Soggetto topico: Dead Sea scrolls
• Nota di contenuto: Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Isaiah Scroll -- Chapter 1: Discovery and Purchase of the Dead Sea Scrolls -- Qumran, Cave 1: 1947-49 -- The Search Continues: 1949 -- New Discoveries: Murabba'at, 1951 -- Caves 2 and 3, Qumran, 1952 -- Khirbet Mird, 1952 -- Nahal Hever, 1952 -- Qumran Cave 4, 1952 -- More Cave 4 fragments -- Sukenik dies, 1953 -- The St. Mark's Scrolls return to Jerusalem, 1954 -- Qumran Caves 7-10 -- Masada, 1955 -- Qumran Cave 11 -- the Suez Crisis, 1956 -- Further Discoveries, 1958-1965 -- Habakkuk Commentary Scroll -- Chapter 2: Study and Publication -- Dating the Dead Sea Scrolls -- The Survival of the Dead Sea Scrolls, Past and Future -- Archaeology and Qumran -- Manual of Discipline Scroll -- Chapter 3: The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bible -- Phylacteries -- The Non-biblical Dead Sea Scrolls -- Testimonia Scroll -- Chapter 4: The Dead Sea Scrolls, Judaism, and Christianity -- Rule of the Congregation Scroll -- Chapter 5: Qumran and the Essenes -- The Essenes as Described by Josephus in his Jewish Wars -- The Essenes as Described by Josephus in his Jewish Antiquities -- The Essenes as Described by Philo of Alexandria, "That Every Good Man is Free" -- The Essenes as Described by Philo of Alexandria, In Defense of the Jews -- The Essenes as Described by Pliny the Elder in his Natural History -- Differences between Josephus and the Scrolls -- Psalms Scroll -- Timeline of Events Related to the Dead Sea Scrolls -- Glossary -- Suggestions For Further Study.
• Sommario/riassunto: Who discovered the Dead Sea Scrolls? When and where were they discovered? How were they saved? Who has them now? Will more be discovered? Have all the scrolls been published? Are some still hidden away? Were there conspiracies to suppress some scrolls? How do the scrolls affect Christianity and Judaism? How similar are the biblical scrolls to our Bible today? These and other questions are answered in The Dead Sea Scrolls, A Short History, which offers information from exclusive interviews and unpublished archives.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Dead Sea Scrolls
• ISBN: 9781594333385; 1594333386
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910158843703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II