Description
Timothy Lim here 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.
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Original language
English
Physical description
152 p.; 6.8 inches
Publication
Oxford University Press (2006), Edition: 1, 152 pages
Pages
152
ISBN
0192806599 / 9780192806598
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Not an ideal topic for a VSI, as the organization of this book makes clear: a bit on modern myths over the DSS; a bit on how they were discovered; a bit on the social context of the DSS; a tiny bit on the theology in them; a bit on the (minimal) amount they can tell us about early Christianity.
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Well and good, but really each of those topics, with the exception of the first, could have had a VSI all to itself. And the first explains, between the lines, why this book exists and none of the others do: semi-illiterate, ultra-pious, historical ignorance. Show Less