The Dead Sea Scrolls Deception

Description

The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in caves 20 miles east of Jerusalem in 1947 and 1956. The authors have now uncovered what has been described as "the academic scandal par excellence of the 20th century", the story of how and why up to 75 per cent of the 800 Hebrew and Aramaic manuscripts have, until recently, remained concealed from the world. Through interviews, historical analysis and a close study of both published and unpublished scroll material, the authors suggest reasons for the struggle between scholars, as these documents disclose a new account of the origins of Christianity, and an alternative version of the New Testament.

Michael Baigent graduated from Christchurch University, New Zealand. Richard Leigh followed up his degree from Tufts University, Boston, with postgraduate studies at the University of Chicago and Stony Brook New York State University. They are co-authors of investigative religious books including The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, The Messianic Legacy and The Temple and the Lodge.

if it succeeds in advancing the publication of material from Qumran, it will have achieved genuine good * Times Literary Supplement * It is enough to make anyone curious about the early days of Christianity weep with frustration * Mail on Sunday * A sensational story ... this scandal has gone on for far too long * The Times * The damning evidence is all here and it looks pretty conclusive * In Dublin *