The Meaning Of The Dead Sea Scrolls

Description

The story of the discovery of the first Dead Sea Scrolls has become a part of Western lore. Who has not heard about the Bedouin shepherd who threw a rock into a cave, heard a crash, went in to explore, and found the scrolls The story in that form may be accurate, but it turns out to be something of a simplification. As a matter of fact, much remains unknown about the exact circumstances under which those scrolls were discovered. The story of the discovery at first deals with just one cave; the other ten were located at later times.

James VanderKam, John A. O'Brien Professor of Hebrew Scriptures in the Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, is the author of The Dead Sea Scrolls Today. Peter Flint is co-director of the Dead Sea Scrolls Institute at Trinity Western University in British Columbia. He is the author of The Dead Sea Psalms Scrolls and the Book of Psalms and co-editor of The Dead Sea Scrolls After Fifty Years.

"A comprehensive, detailed but readable account of what the scrolls really say."--Herschel Shanks, Editor, Biblical Archaeology Review "Comprehensive and up-to-date...an important addition to any collection on the Dead Sea Scrolls."--Choice "Eminently readable and reliable...a mine of information and a very useful reference work."--John J. Collins, Holmes Professor of Old Testament, Yale University "This work provides a cap and climax to more than fifty years of research and publication of the Scrolls."--David Noel Freedman, Endowed Chair in Hebrew Biblical Studies, University of California San Diego, Editor-in-Chief, Anchor Bible Project "A superb introduction to all of the major points...a well-illustrated guide."--Publishers Weekly