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by: James VanderKam, Peter Flint See Larger Image Used Price: $19.02 Collectible Price: $69.95 Third Party New Price: $53.28 Binding: Hardcover Format: Bargain Price Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 480 Publication Date: December 01, 2002 Sales Rank: 1127644 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) Understanding the Dead Sea Scrolls: A Reader From the Biblical Archaeology Review see more Editorial Review: Product Description: The Dead Sea Scrolls, found in caves near the Dead Sea fifteen miles east of Jerusalem from 1947 to 1956, include the oldest existing biblical manuscripts and the remarkable texts of the purist Jewish community at Qumran. The discovery of the scrolls has added dramatically to our understanding of the varieties of Judaism at the time of Jesus and the rise of Christianity, but has also prompted heated debate about the nature of these religions. As the monumental task of transcribing and translating the Dead Sea Scrolls is finally completed, people around the world are taking stock of the significance of these ancient documents. In this book, two of the world's leading experts on the scrolls reveal the complete and fascinating story in all its detail: the amazing discovery, the intense controversies, and the significant revelations. Drawing together all the evidence, this timely book explores: The discovery and dating of the scrolls Their relationship to the Hebrew Bible, Apocrypha, and New Testament Their messianic and apocalyptic messages The identity, nature, and theology of the Qumran community The nonbiblical scrolls Controversies surrounding the scrolls This comprehensive, up-to-date guide is the definitive introduction to all aspects of the scrolls, including their teachings, the community that created them, the world of Judaism, the origins of Christianity, our understanding of Jesus and the New Testament. Featuring photos of the original texts, the sites, and the scholars who deciphered them, and including illustrative passages from the scrolls, 'The Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls presents the most complete and accurate scholarship on the Dead Sea Scrolls availabletoday. 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: Subjects Biographies & Memoirs Business & Investing Children's Books Comics & Graphic Novels