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Jesus & the Riddle of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Unlocking th Secrets of His Life Story
| | This bold, historical detective work--based on Thiering's discovery of the interpretative key to the Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament--yields a whole new picture of Christianity's origins and the identity of Jesus, as it argues for a Christianity based on the real counterculture and prophetic life of Jesus--not just the mythological surface of the Gospels. Photos. | |
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The Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Their Significance For Understanding the Bible, Judaism, Jesus, and Christianity
| | <P>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. The story of the discovery at first deals with just one cave; the other ten were located at later times.</P> | |
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The Dead Sea Scrolls - Revised Edition: A New Translation
| | <P>A fully revised and updated edition of our translation of the complete Dead Sea Scrolls, making it the definitive translation of the Scrolls in English. </P><P> With new texts, updated introductions, a glossary of terms, and other new additions, this will become the definitive translation of the Scrolls, and the lead companion to our other <i>Dead Sea Scrolls Guides: The Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls</i> and the <i>Dead Sea Scrolls Bible</i>. </P> | |
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The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
| | Everyone has heard of of the Dead Sea Scrolls, but amidst the conspiracies, the politics, and the sensational claims, it can be difficult to separate the myths from the reality. Here, Timothy Lim presents the true facts and leading theories behind the cultural and historical background of the scrolls, and examines their significance for our understanding of the Old Testament and the origins of Christianity and Judaism. Lim tells the fascinating story of the scrolls since their discouvery; their cultural context through the archaeology and history of the Dead Sea region. He explains the science behind their deciphering and dating, and does not omit the cast of characters, scandals, and controversies that have hastened the scrolls' rise to the status of cultrual icon. Beginning with their discovery in the 1940s, through the political, legal, and scholary controversies that still persist today, public interest in the Dead Sea Scrolls has remained exceptionally high. This is an accessible and well-written mini-history that will appeal to anyone interested in the true history of these fascinating documents. | |
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Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls: 2 Volume set
| | This landmark reference work is the first of its kind. Featuring 450 articles by an international community of scholars, it 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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Solving the Mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls
| | Solving the Mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls explains for laypeople the resurgence of scholarship relating to the Scrolls, where they came from, what they are like, and why they are important to our understanding of early Christianity and the Bible. | |
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