This landmark reference work is the first of its kind. Featuring 450 articles by an international community of scholars it is the definitive account of what we know about the Dead Sea Scrolls--their history, relevance, meaning, and the controversies that surround them. Discovered in 1947 by a Bedouin shepherd, the collection of 800 manuscripts is older than any other collection of manuscripts of the Hebrew Scriptures by almost one thousand years. What do the scrolls tell us about the people who wrote them? What do they ...
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This landmark reference work is the first of its kind. Featuring 450 articles by an international community of scholars it is the definitive account of what we know about the Dead Sea Scrolls--their history, relevance, meaning, and the controversies that surround them. Discovered in 1947 by a Bedouin shepherd, the collection of 800 manuscripts is older than any other collection of manuscripts of the Hebrew Scriptures by almost one thousand years. What do the scrolls tell us about the people who wrote them? What do they tell us about early Christianity and Second Temple Judaism? How do they confirm or contradict what we thought we knew about the Bible? With contributions from 100 distinguished scholars representing diverse traditions and fields of learning, this volume offers the most comprehensive critical synthesis of current knowledge about the Dead Sea Scrolls--and their historical, archaeological, linguistic, and religious contexts. Written in non-technical language this reference work provides authoritative answers and information for all readers.
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Add this copy of Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls: 2 Volume Set to cart. $193.00, like new condition, Sold by Arches Bookhouse rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Portland, OR, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Oxford University Press.
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New in Not Issued jacket. Book. 4to-over 9æ-12" tall. Two large quarto hardcovers bound in slate gray cloth and lettered in gold on salmon colored backgrounds. Printed in double column format with Vol. I covering entries A-M and Vol. II entires N-Z. Several indices, tables of documents and a list of contributors at rear of Vol. II. Bibliographical references for many of the articles. 1, 132 pages. Both volumes second printings with number line ending in "2". This landmark reference work contains 450 articles by an international community of scholars and is the definitive compendium of the scholarship relevant to the Dead Sea Scrolls. A brand new set, unused and still in publisher's original cardboard box. Box opened to examine contents. A pristine, new set. Books are heavy and International and Priority orders will require additional postage.
Add this copy of Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls: 2 Volume Set to cart. $383.31, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Oxford University Press.
