The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Biography by Collins, John J - 2019

Princeton University Press, 2019-05-28. Paperback. Like New. 5x0x8. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Light edge wear. Clean, unmarked pages.

Princeton University Press, 2019-05-28. Reprint. paperback. Used: Good.

Princeton University Press, 2019-05-28. Reprint. paperback. Used:Good.

Princeton University Press, May 2019. Paper Back. New.

Unraveling the controversies surrounding the Dead Sea ScrollsSince they were first discovered in the caves at Qumran in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have aroused more fascination--and controversy--than perhaps any other archaeological find. They appear to have been hidden in the Judean desert by the Essenes, a Jewish sect that existed around the time of Jesus, and they continue to inspire veneration to this day. In this concise and accessible book, John Collins tells the story of the scrolls and the bitter conflicts that have swirled around them since their startling discovery. He explores whether the scrolls were indeed the property of an isolated, quasi-monastic community or more broadly reflected the Judaism of their time. He unravels the impassioned disputes surrounding the scrolls and Christianity, and looks at attempts to "reclaim" the scrolls for Judaism after the full corpus became available in the 1990s. Collins also describes how the decades-long delay in publishing the scrolls gave rise to… Read More

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Princeton Univ Pr, 2019. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 272 pages. 8.25x5.25x0.50 inches.

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2019. 1st p/b ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos, maps, fore-edge little marked, some edgewear (minor tears & dents). 272 pp. John Collins provides a concise definitive story of the Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient Jewish and Hebrew religious manuscripts discovered between 1946 and 1956 at the Qumran Caves. Bitter conflicts have swirled around them since their discovery, including their influence on Jesus and the founding of Christianity. He also describes how the bureaucratic decades-long delay in publishing the Scrolls gave rise to sensational claims and conspiracy theories.