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The Dead Sea Scrolls : a very short introduction / Timothy H. Lim.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lim, Timothy H., author.
- Series:
- Very short introductions.
- Very short introductions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dead Sea scrolls.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- [Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- Timothy Lim here presents the true facts and leading theories behind the cultural and historical background of the scrolls, and examines their significance for our understanding of the Old Testament and the origins of Christianity and Judaism.
- Contents:
- The Dead Sea Scrolls as cultural icon
- The archaeological site and caves
- On scrolls and fragments
- New light on the Hebrew Bible
- The canon, authoritative scriptures, and the scrolls
- Who owned the scrolls?
- Literary compositions of the scrolls collections
- Jewish sectarianism in the Second Temple Period
- The communities of the Dead Sea Scrolls
- The religious beliefs of the sectarian communities
- The scrolls and early Christianity
- The greatest manuscript discovery.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2017.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on February 28, 2017).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-108496-4
- 0-19-108495-6
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