The Meaning Of The Dead Sea Scrolls

By: James C Vanderkam, Peter Flint

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Paperback | 12 October 2004

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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.

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"A comprehensive, detailed but readable account of what the scrolls really say." -- Herschel Shanks, Editor, Biblical Archaeology Review

"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

"Eminently readable and reliable...a mine of information and a very useful reference work." -- John J. Collins, Holmes Professor of Old Testament, Yale University

"A superb introduction to all of the major points...a well-illustrated guide." -- Publishers Weekly

"Comprehensive and up-to-date...an important addition to any collection on the Dead Sea Scrolls." -- Choice

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Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xii
Discoveries, Dating, Archeology, and New Methods
The Discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls	p. 3
Dating the Dead Sea Scrolls	p. 20
Archeology of the Qumran Site	p. 34
Technology and the Dead Sea Scrolls	p. 55
The Dead Sea Scrolls and Scripture
The Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Before the Scrolls	p. 87
The Biblical Scrolls and the Text of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament	p. 103
The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Canon of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament	p. 154
Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha in the Dead Sea Scrolls	p. 182
The Nonbiblical Scrolls and Their Message
A Survey of the Nonbiblical Scrolls	p. 209
Identifying the Group Associated with Qumran	p. 239
The Theology or Belief System of the Qumran Group	p. 255
The Qumran Group Within Early Judaism	p. 275
Biblical Interpretation in the Dead Sea Scrolls	p. 293
The Scrolls and the New Testament
Were New Testament Scrolls Found at Qumran?	p. 311
Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls: The Gospels and Qumran	p. 321
The Dead Sea Scrolls and Other New Testament Books: Acts and the Letters	p. 346
The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Book of Revelation	p. 362
Controversies About the Dead Sea Scrolls
Scroll Wars	p. 381
Appendixes
Index of Passages in the Biblical Scrolls from the Judean Desert	p. 407
Index of Passages from the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha in the Scrolls	p. 424
Quotations and Allusions in the Nonbiblical Scrolls	p. 427
Translations and Editions of the Dead Sea Scrolls	p. 434
Notes	p. 439
Index	p. 457
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