The Dead Sea Scrolls After Forty Years (Symposium at the Smithsonian Institution, Oct. 27, 1990)

A six-part program of lectures on the Dead Sea scrolls by scholars with hands-on experience deciphering and interpreting these 2,000-year-old documents. Gives the history of their discovery and acquisition and relates ancient cultural and religious history brought to light by their interpretation, including roots of Christianity and Judaism.