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Control # 1 2016953719
Control # Id 3 DLC
Date 5 20190911110921.0
Fixed Data 8 160913s2017 enkab b 001 0 eng d
LC Card 10    $a 2016953719
National Bib 15    $aGBB703022$2bnb
ISBN 20    $a9780198779520$q(paperback)
ISBN 20    $a0198779526$q(paperback)
Std Rec No. 24 $a99972586930
Local Ctrl # 35    $a(OCoLC)ocn978451657
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Authen. Ctr. 42    $alccopycat
LC Call 50 00 $aBM487$b.L54 2017
Dewey Class 82 04 $a296.1/55$223
ME:Pers Name 100 $aLim, Timothy H.$eauthor.
Title 245 14 $aThe Dead Sea Scrolls :$ba very short introduction /$cTimothy H. Lim.
Edition 250    $aSecond edition.
Tag 264 264  1 $aOxford ;$aNew York, NY :$bOxford University Press,$c2017.
Phys Descrpt 300    $axvi, 147 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c18 cm
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Series:Title 440  0 $aVery short introductions
Note:General 500    $aPrevious edition: 2005.
Note:Bibliog 504    $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Abstract 520 $aSince their discovery in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have become an icon in popular culture that transcends their status as ancient Jewish manuscripts. Everyone has heard of the Scrolls, but amidst the conspiracies, the politics, and the sensational claims, it can be difficult to separate the myths from the reality. In this Very Short introductions, Timothy Lim discusses the cultural significance of the finds, and the religious, political and legal controversies during the seventy years of study since the discovery. He also looks at the contribution the Scrolls have made to our understanding of the Old Testament or Hebrew Bible, and the origins of early Christianity. Exploring the most recent scholarly discussions on the archaeology of Khirbet Qumran, and the study of the biblical texts, the canon, and the history of the Second Temple Period, he considers what the scrolls reveal about sectarianism in early Judaism. Was the archaeological site of Qumran a centre of monastic life, a fortress, a villa, or a pottery factory? Why were some of their biblical texts so different from the ones that we read today? Did they have 'a Bible'? Who were the Essenes and why did they think that humanity is to be divided between 'the sons of light' and those in darkness? And, finally, do the Scrolls reflect the teachings of the earliest followers of Jesus?
Note:Content 505 $aThe 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.
Local Note 590    $aRecommended in Resources for College Libraries
Subj:Unf Ttl 630 00 $aDead Sea scrolls.