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by: James Vanderkam, Peter Flint See Larger Image List Price: $23.95 Our Price: $16.29 You Save: $7.66 (32%) Prices subject to change. Used Price: $9.78 Collectible Price: $25.00 Third Party New Price: $10.93 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 296.155 EAN: 9780060684655 ISBN: 0060684658 Label: HarperOne Manufacturer: HarperOne Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 480 Publication Date: October 01, 2004 Publisher: HarperOne Release Date: October 12, 2004 Sales Rank: 174676 Studio: HarperOne Related Items: The Dead Sea Scrolls - Revised Edition: A New Translation The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English (Penguin Classics) The Dead Sea Scrolls Bible: The Oldest Known Bible Translated for the First Time into English The Archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls (Studies in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature) The Complete World of the Dead Sea Scrolls (Complete) see more Editorial Review: Product 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. Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - the sight of it I found the book to have great content. However, my number one critizim involves how it looks. As much as we want to say that we don't care how a book looks but its contents are the only thing that is important, well i believe that is not true. The book is extreemly boring looking, black and white photos and cheap paper. Although the content is good, I find my eyes getting very tired looking at the boring font and lack of color. That is all I have to say. Rating: - Exceptional Textbook I have been facinated w/ the Dead Sea Scrolls and Qumran my entire life. I finally visited Israel, Qumran being one of the sites we visited. This is not a "guidebook", nor a tourist outline. It is a college-level textbook covering the entire topic of the Dead Sea Scrolls. It is comprehensive, expansive and accurate, focusing on the scrolls from a more archeological point of view. It doesn't offer speculation or supposition, but rather reveals the discovery process, what was found and what it ... Read More Rating: - A very good intro to the DSS There are introductions... and introductions to the Dead Sea Scrolls. Most of them serve strange hypotheses. Because they hope to sell well, they are often creations espousing the authors' pet theories. Otherwise, they are academic and soporific. The discussion of Qumran archaeology, the biblical and sectarian texts themselves and their relationship to the canon and Jesus is fair, comprehensive for the layman, clear and level-headed. Flint and Vanderam's intro steers deftly between the Scylla of sensationalism ... Read More Rating: - Historical Relevance ! This is the best book about the Dead Sea Scrolls for amateurs, being also excellent for scholars. Rating: - An introduction that does a great job This book is part introduction to the Dead Sea Scrolls, and part overview of the texts and the work done by scholars since their discovery. It is not a detailed academic work, but it doesn't set out to be. It is intended for the intelligent reader to gain a good insight into the scrolls, their history, the significance of the texts, and the work that is being done. In this respect, it achieves its objective. I like this book because it is possible to pick it up without any great knowledge of paleography ... Read More see more Browse for similar items by category: Religious Studies - Humanities - New & Used Textbooks - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - Books - Religious History Religious Studies - Humanities - New & Used Textbooks - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - Books - Judaism Religious Studies - Humanities - New & Used Textbooks - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - Books - General AAS New & Used Textbooks - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - Books - General AAS Qualifying Textbooks - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - Books - General AAS