Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls

Author(s)

• Schiffman, Lawrence H.
• VanderKam, James C.

Bibliographic Information

Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls

Lawrence Schiffman, James C. VanderKam, editors in chief

Oxford University Press, 2000

• : set
• v. 1
• v. 2

Note

Includes index

v. 1. A-M -- v. 2. N-Z

Description and Table of Contents

Description

With contributions from 100 distinguished scholars representing diverse traditions and fields of learning this is the most comprehensive critical synthesis of recent knowledge about the Dead Sea scrolls, and their historical, archaeological, linguistic and religious contexts. The Encyclopedia ranges widely to cover such topics as the political, social, and cultural backgrounds of the texts and their communities; methods of analysis and interpretation; the impact of the texts on the understanding of Judaism and Christianity; and much more - including balanced treatment of conflicts and controversies.

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Details

• NCID: BA4692794X
• ISBN:
  • 0195084500
  • 0195137965
  • 0195137973
• LCCN: 99055300
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Oxford ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: 2 v. (xiv, 1132 p.)
• Size: 29 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 296.15503
• Subject Headings:
  • BLSH : Dead Sea scrolls -- Encyclopedias