Awards

• Winner of A Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2000.
• Winner of A ^IChoice^R Outstanding Academic Title for 2000.

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This landmark reference work is the first of its kind. Featuring 450 articles by an international community of scholars it is the definitive account of what we know about the Dead Sea Scrolls--their history, relevance, meaning, and the controversies that surround them. Discovered in 1947 by a Bedouin shepherd, the collection of 800 manuscripts is older than any other collection of manuscripts of the Hebrew Scriptures by almost one thousand years. What do the scrolls tell us about the people who wrote them? What do they tell us about early Christianity and Second Temple Judaism? How do they confirm or contradict what we thought we knew about the Bible? With contributions from 100 distinguished scholars representing diverse traditions and fields of learning, this volume offers the most comprehensive critical synthesis of current knowledge about the Dead Sea Scrolls--and their historical, archaeological, linguistic, and religious contexts. Written in non-technical language this reference work provides authoritative answers and information for all readers.

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Sumptuous and comprehensive ... The range of this Encyclopedia has to be enormous... highly useful, annotated bibliographies are attached to each article... an indispensable work. * Hyam Maccoby, TLS 29/09/00 * The editors and contributors have done a great service in producing this reference work devoted to the Scrolls and related topics. * Journal for the Study of the Old Testament (94) 2001 * The Encyclopedia is an excellent reference work, which can be recommended to anyone interested in the scrolls * Journal for the Study of Judaism *

<br> The content of this new resource is wholly unique. These texts require the reexamination of the history of Judaism and Christianity as well as the sources upon which those histories have been based, something that other encyclopedias of Judaism, Christianity, the Bible, and Near Eastern archaeology do not provide.... Highly recommended for large public and academic libraries serving interest in Judaism, Christianity, biblical studies, and archaeology. --RBB/Booklist<br>. ..this volume promises to be a necessary part of academic collections and should be considered for larger public libraries as well. --Library Journal<br> This work is the most comprehensive study of the Judean Desert texts to date...The standard reference on the subject for academic and public libraries. --Choice<br>. ..an indispensable reference work...enjoyable to read straight through. --America<br>

The content of this new resource is wholly unique. These texts require the reexamination of the history of Judaism and Christianity as well as the sources upon which those histories have been based, something that other encyclopedias of Judaism, Christianity, the Bible, and Near Eastern archaeology do not provide.... Highly recommended for large public and academic libraries serving interest in Judaism, Christianity, biblical studies, and archaeology. --RBB/Booklist<br> .,. this volume promises to be a necessary part of academic collections and should be considered for larger public libraries as well. --Library Journal<br> This work is the most comprehensive study of the Judean Desert texts to date...The standard reference on the subject for academic and public libraries. --Choice<br> .,. an indispensable reference work...enjoyable to read straight through. --America<br>

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