The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Jewish origins of Christianity / Carsten Peter Thiede.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thiede, Carsten Peter.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dead Sea scrolls--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Dead Sea scrolls.

Qumran community.

Christianity--Origin.

Christianity.

Dead Sea scrolls--Relation to the New Testament.

Physical Description:

256 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Palgrave edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave, 2001.

Summary:

Since being discovered in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have been controversial. Scholars argue over the meaning of these fragmentary texts -- especially what they say about the Jewish roots of the first Christian communities. Discovering that the scroll fragments date Mark's gospel much earlier than once believed, Thiede claims that the scrolls establish links between the two great faiths, literally revolutionizing our understanding of the Bible. Unraveling the complex and fascinating history of the Dead Sea Scrolls, this book will challenge and may even change how readers think about religion.

Contents:

I What the Ancients Knew 13

II Scrolls and Caves Near Jericho 41

III Goats, Arms and Revolutionaries 61

IV Order, Order 89

V Come Esther, Come Nehemiah 105

VI 'We Ourselves Are Jews by Birth' 124

VII Mark, Paul and the Great Debate 152

VIII How Shall We Then Live? 182

Saving the Scrolls: An Epilogue 221.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-248) and index.

ISBN:

0312293615

OCLC:

48097551