The mystery and meaning of the Dead Sea scrolls
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New York : Random House, ©1998., New York : Random House, 1998.
Edition
First edition.
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Yuma Public Library - NONFICTION
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Published
New York : Random House, ©1998., New York : Random House, 1998.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxi, 246 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-230) and index.
Description
Although almost everyone has heard of the Dead Sea Scrolls, few people can explain what they say or why they are significant. In The Mystery and Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls, Hershel Shanks, the distinguished editor of Biblical Archaeology Review, gives a vivid account of their religious and historical context and their dissemination, meaning, and implications. Of the eight hundred manuscripts that were eventually found, fewer than a dozen were more or less intact. The rest were mere fragments, many no bigger than a fingernail. The scrolls contain a vast array of bewildering new material: unknown psalms, biblical commentaries, calendrical texts, and apocalyptic manuscripts, many of which seem to foreshadow Christian doctrine. Over two hundred biblical manuscripts were hidden in the Qumran caves, some dramatically different from accounts in the Bible. This is a clear, definitive account, from beginning to end, for the layperson as well as the scholar, of the mystery and meaning of the scrolls
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Shanks, H. (1998). The mystery and meaning of the Dead Sea scrolls (First edition.). Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Shanks, Hershel. 1998. The Mystery and Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Shanks, Hershel. The Mystery and Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls Random House, 1998.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Shanks, Hershel. The Mystery and Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls First edition., Random House, 1998.
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