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The Dead Sea Scrolls : A Dupont Sommer A Preliminary Survey /

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Oxford : Basil Blackwell, c1952.Description: 100 P. : illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 0688143008
  • 9780688143008
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 296.811 22 SOM
LOC classification:
  • BM487 .C59 1997
Contents:
From the shores of the Dead Sea... -- A discovery in Palestine -- Across the Barricades -- Buyers and sellers -- The mystery of Qumran -- Voices from an ancient time -- Of temple and treasure -- Conflict and computers
Summary: Details the important archaeological discovery of the ancient manuscripts known as the Dead Sea Scrolls and discusses efforts to translate them, the battle over their possession, and the people who have figured in their history. In 1947, a cache of crumbling scrolls was found near the Dead Sea. This two-thousand-year-old treasure trove of biblical writings and ancient Jewish teachings has caused worldwide controversy ever since! In her dramatic fast-paced narrative . Ilene Cooper tells of the early scramble to acquire the scrolls, the rival biblical scholars who struggled to unlock their mysteries, and the miraculous coincidences and scientific advances that aided the overwhelming task. Timed for the fiftieth anniversary of the recover of the scrolls, The Dead Sea Scrolls is history at its most intriguing
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Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
Books Bishop Barham University College Library Open Access / General collection 296.811 SOM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 23568BBUC

Includes index

From the shores of the Dead Sea... -- A discovery in Palestine -- Across the Barricades -- Buyers and sellers -- The mystery of Qumran -- Voices from an ancient time -- Of temple and treasure -- Conflict and computers

Details the important archaeological discovery of the ancient manuscripts known as the Dead Sea Scrolls and discusses efforts to translate them, the battle over their possession, and the people who have figured in their history. In 1947, a cache of crumbling scrolls was found near the Dead Sea. This two-thousand-year-old treasure trove of biblical writings and ancient Jewish teachings has caused worldwide controversy ever since! In her dramatic fast-paced narrative . Ilene Cooper tells of the early scramble to acquire the scrolls, the rival biblical scholars who struggled to unlock their mysteries, and the miraculous coincidences and scientific advances that aided the overwhelming task. Timed for the fiftieth anniversary of the recover of the scrolls, The Dead Sea Scrolls is history at its most intriguing

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