Deciphering the Dead Sea Scrolls - Brossura

Campbell, Jonathan G.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0631229930 ISBN 13: 9780631229933

Casa editrice: Blackwell Pub, 2002

Riassunto

The second edition of this fascinating book is the ideal introduction to the importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls from Qumran and their impact on our understanding of the rise of Christianity.

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• Introduces the Qumran Scrolls to the uninitiated general reader.
  
• Explains how revolutionary the discovery of the Scrolls was and their enduring significance.
  
• Sets the Scrolls within the wider context of Jewish history and religion of the second temple period.
  
• Now expanded to include additional material about the scrolls themselves and recent theories about the community behind them.

This book is not available from Blackwell in the United States and the Philippines.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Jonathan G. Campbell studied at Aberdeen and Oxford and has taught at the University of Wales, Lampeter. Since 1996, he has been teaching Biblical Studies, Hebrew and Judaism in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Bristol, where he is Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies and early Judaism. He has published widely on the Dead Sea Scrolls, including Use of Scripture in the Damascus Document (1995). Until recently he was Secretary to the British Association for Jewish Studies.

Dalla quarta di copertina

Between 1947 and 1956, nearly 900 ancient Jewish manuscripts were found in remote caves near Khirbet Qumran on the edge of the Dead Sea. This authoritative and accessible book explains the nature and significance of these amazing manuscripts and the dramatic impact they have had on our understanding of religion in ancient Palestine. Cutting through scholarly controversies and conspiracy theories, it demonstrates how the Dead Sea Scrolls have transformed our comprehension of the Bible, Judaism in the time of Jesus, and the rise of Christianity.

In the second edition the main text, footnotes and bibliographies have all been thoroughly updated, and a new chapter added that expands the material on the identity of the community behind the scrolls and provides a helpful survey of the manuscripts. The book is an ideal introduction for anyone interested in either the Scrolls themselves, Jewish history and religion in the Second Temple period or the early Christian movement.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Blackwell Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0631229930
• ISBN 13: 9780631229933
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 240
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile