The complete world of the Dead Sea scrolls

Author(s)

• Davies, Philip R.
• Brooke, George J.
• Callaway, Phillip R.

Bibliographic Information

The complete world of the Dead Sea scrolls

Philip R. Davies, George J. Brooke and Phillip R. Callaway

Thames & Hudson, 2011

• : pbk

Note

Bibliography: p. 208-210

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

New in paperback, this is a fully illustrated volume on the discovery, meaning and significance of all the Dead Sea Scrolls by acknowledged experts in the field. Offering intriguing historical and religious insights into the period of authorship, from Babylon to Bar Kokhba, and expert interpretation of the manuscripts using palaeography, Carbon-14 dating and computer reconstructions, the book also Includes factfiles, tables, reconstructions, scroll photographs and a guide to where to see the scrolls today.

Table of Contents

The Scrolls Revealed * The Ancient World of the Scrolls * Inside the Scrolls * The Qumran Settlement * The Meaning of the Scrolls

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Details

• NCID: BB07964105
• ISBN:
  • 9780500283714
• LCCN: 2001094766
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: 216 p.
• Size: 26 cm
• Classification:
  • DC22 : 296.155
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Dead Sea scrolls