Status
Available
Call number
Call number
N11.1 Va
Publication
Grand Rapids, Mich. : Eerdmans, 1994.
Description
"The Dead Sea Scrolls Today" is the second edition update to the study of the Dead Seas Scrolls, manuscripts which provide a decidedly different and insightful view of the Bible.
User reviews
LibraryThing member slaveofOne
An overview of the Dead Sea Scrolls: their origin, history, scholarship, the Qumran community, translation, etc.
LibraryThing member hmessing
I read this because the scrolls will be on display at the Museum of Science in Boston next year and I wanted to be knowledgable about them. This book accomplished that, though it certainly was not very exciting. It reads like a textbook, alternating between passages of great interest and sections
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clearly in place to ensure academics will give the book a high rating for documenting anything that is not 100% factual and presenting all sides of an issue. It serves a purpose, but was not a fun read for a layperson like myself. Show Less
LibraryThing member ronjawdi
This book presents an overview of Dead Sea Scrolls scholarship. It is written generally for the lay person, nothing complex is discussed. If one is unfamiliar with the dead sea scrolls and their impact on biblical scholarship this is an excellent read.
LibraryThing member dono421846
Accessible overview of the history and controversies surrounding the Dead Sea Scrolls. The main body has been updated, but the postscript was disappointing in that it seemed to gloss over the ongoing debates. Informative, but in retrospect it failed to be thought-provoking. Even-handed in its
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treatment. Perhaps best read in combination with other treatments of the same material, to fill in some gaps. Show Less
Subjects
Original publication date
1994
ISBN
0802807364 / 9780802807366