The Dead Sea scrolls : a very short introduction /
by Lim, Timothy H.
Material type:
BookSeries: Very short introductions.Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005Description: 138 p. : ill., maps ; 18 cm.ISBN: 0192806599 (pbk.); 9780192806598 (pbk.); 9780192806898.Subject(s): Dead Sea scrolls | Manuscrits de la mer Morte -- Introductions
Contents:
The Dead Sea Scrolls as Cultural Icon -- The archaeological site and caves -- On scrolls and fragments -- New light on the Hebrew Bible -- Who owned the scrolls? -- Literary compositions from the Qumran library -- The Qumran-Essene community in context -- The Qumran community -- The religious beliefs of the Qumran community -- The scrolls and early Christianity -- The greatest manuscript discovery.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-129) and index.
The Dead Sea Scrolls as Cultural Icon -- The archaeological site and caves -- On scrolls and fragments -- New light on the Hebrew Bible -- Who owned the scrolls? -- Literary compositions from the Qumran library -- The Qumran-Essene community in context -- The Qumran community -- The religious beliefs of the Qumran community -- The scrolls and early Christianity -- The greatest manuscript discovery.
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