Overview
One of the world's foremost experts on the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Qumran community that produced them provides an authoritative new English translation of the two hundred longest and most important nonbiblical Dead Sea Scrolls found at Qumran, along with an introduction to the history of the discovery and publication of each manuscript and the background necessary for placing each manuscript in its actual historical context.
Full Product Details
Author: Florentino Garcia Martinez ,
Wilfred G. E. Watson
Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Imprint: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Edition: Subsequent
Dimensions:
Width: 16.50cm
, Height: 3.20cm
, Length: 24.10cm
Weight: 0.839kg
ISBN: 9780802841933
ISBN 10: 0802841937
Pages: 519
Publication Date: 01 February 1996
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Ashland Theological Journal This is certainly the collection of choice for any devotee of Qumran studies, and will quickly become the standard text for use in seminaries and graduate programs. Biblical Archaeology Review A monumental work the most extensive piece of original research undertaken by any scrolls scholar in the last decade. Currents in Theology and Mission This will certainly be the standard for English translations of these documents for the foreseeable future. It is complete, accurate, and accessible. Anyone interested in early Judaism and the origins of Christianity should secure this text. It would also be a good addition to any parish library. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament The most useful of the available collections not merely for its completeness but for its complete list of Qumran MSS serving also as an index to the context. Absolutely invaluable! The Bible Today The best and most comprehensive collection to date. A crisp introduction detailing the history of Qumran and assessing the nature of this Jewish sect plus an extensive bibliography make this an excellent resource for libraries and serious students of Qumran and the New Testament.
Ashland Theological Journal -This is certainly the collection of choice for any devotee of Qumran studies, and will quickly become the standard text for use in seminaries and graduate programs.-Biblical Archaeology Review -A monumental work--the most extensive piece of original research undertaken by any scrolls scholar in the last decade.-Currents in Theology and Mission -This will certainly be the standard for English translations of these documents for the foreseeable future. It is complete, accurate, and accessible. Anyone interested in early Judaism and the origins of Christianity should secure this text. It would also be a good addition to any parish library.-Journal for the Study of the Old Testament -The most useful of the available collections not merely for its completeness but for its complete list of Qumran MSS serving also as an index to the context. Absolutely invaluable!-The Bible Today -The best and most comprehensive collection to date. A crisp introduction detailing the history of Qumran and assessing the nature of this Jewish sect plus an extensive bibliography make this an excellent resource for libraries and serious students of Qumran and the New Testament.-
Ashland Theological Journal This is certainly the collection of choice for any devotee of Qumran studies, and will quickly become the standard text for use in seminaries and graduate programs. Biblical Archaeology Review A monumental work the most extensive piece of original research undertaken by any scrolls scholar in the last decade. Currents in Theology and Mission This will certainly be the standard for English translations of these documents for the foreseeable future. It is complete, accurate, and accessible. Anyone interested in early Judaism and the origins of Christianity should secure this text. It would also be a good addition to any parish library. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament The most useful of the available collections not merely for its completeness but for its complete list of Qumran MSS serving also as an index to the context. Absolutely invaluable! The Bible Today The best and most comprehensive collection to date. A crisp introduction detailing the history of Qumran and assessing the nature of this Jewish sect plus an extensive bibliography make this an excellent resource for libraries and serious students of Qumran and the New Testament.
