The Dead Sea scrolls : a very short introduction

by Timothy H. Lim

Paper Book, 2005

Status

Available

Call number

296.1/55

Series

A Very Short Introduction (143)

Genres

Religion & Spirituality

Publication

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

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.

User reviews

LibraryThing member stillatim

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.

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.

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