The complete world of the Dead Sea scrolls
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The complete world of the Dead Sea scrolls
Thames & Hudson, 2011
- : pbk
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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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