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The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the Judean desert between 1947 and 1956 was one of the greatest archaeological finds of all time. Hidden in the caves at Qumran by the Essenes, a Jewish sect in existence before and during the time of Jesus, the Scrolls have transformed our... read more
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- Aaron
- Levi
- Judah
- Jacob
- David
- Abram
- E. Puech
- J. M. Allegro
- Jonathan Maccabaeus
- G. Vermes
- Isaac
- A. A. Anderson
- J. Strugnell
- Kittim
- Enoch
- Abraham
- Ephraim
- Daniel
- Joshua
- Joseph
- Philo
- M. Broshi
- J. M. Baumgarten
- Manasseh
- F. Garcia Martinez
- M. Baillet
- Simon
- Michael
- Samuel
- Jeremiah
- Exod
- Elam
- E. Qimron
- F. M. Cross
- Adam
- Amram
- R. De Vaux
- E. Ulrich
- Simeon
- Nahum
- T. Elgvin
- Xxii
- Tobiah
- E. Eshel
- Xiii
Setting & Locations edit
- God Of Israel
- Qumran
- Jerusalem
- Egypt
- Damascus Document
- Belial
- New Moon
- Judaism
- Most High
- Lebanon
- Temple
- Gamul
- London
- Melchizedek
- Aramaic
- Judaean Desert
- Jordan
- Assyria
- Syriac
- Vocvi
- Leiden
- Masada
- Canaan
- Jericho
- Hasmonaean
- Mijamin
- Cairo
- New York
- Palestine
- Ethiopic
- New Haven
- Samaria
- Greece
- Sheffield
- Bethel
- Hebron
- Washington
- Nebuchadnezzar
- Zion
- Babylon
- Moab
- Huntington
- Targum
- Seorim
- Rome
- Ezra
First Sentence edit
On the western shore of the Dead Sea, about eight miles south of Jericho, lies a complex of ruins known as Khirbet Qumran.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Penguin Classics. (edition-based publisher list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Géza Vermes (Translator)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Allen Lane
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1997
ISBN: 0713991313
Page Count: 648
Publisher: Allen Lane
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1997
ISBN: 0713991313
Page Count: 648
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 296.155
Subjects edit
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity › Reference › Hermeneutics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › History & Criticism › Criticism & Theory › Hermeneutics
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity › Reference › Criticism & Interpretation
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity › Bibles › Other
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Judaism › Sacred Writings
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › History › Ancient
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
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