The Bible and the Dead Sea scrolls : the second Princeton Symposium on Judaism and Christian Origins / edited by James H. Charlesworth.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Charlesworth, James H.

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Conference Name:

Princeton Symposium on Judaism and Christian Origins (2nd : 1997 : Princeton Theological Seminary)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dead Sea scrolls--Congresses.

Dead Sea scrolls.

Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc--Congresses.

Bible.

Qumran community--Congresses.

Qumran community.

Christianity--Origin--Congresses.

Christianity.

Dead Sea scrolls--Relation to the New Testament--Congresses.

Christianity--Origin.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

3 volumes : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, [2006]

Summary:

The recovery of 800 documents in the eleven caves on the northwest shores of the Dead Sea is one of the most sensational archeological discoveries in the Holy Land to date. These three volumes, the very best of critical scholarship, demonstrate in detail how the scrolls have revolutionized our knowledge of the text of the Bible, the character of Second Temple Judaism, and the Jewish beginnings of Christianity.

Contents:

v. 1. Scripture and the scrolls

v. 2. The Dead Seas scrolls and the Qumran Community

v. 3. The scrolls and Christian origins.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (volume 3, pages 463-583) and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

1932792198

1932792759

1932792201

1932792767

193279221X

1932792775

1932792341

1932792783

OCLC:

64442905

Publisher Number:

9781932792195

9781932792201

9781932792218