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003			OCoLC
005			20220728101130.0
008			960513t19971997nyuab c 001 0 eng
010			_a96021983
020			_a0688143008
020			_a9780688143008
040			_aUCULIB _cUCULIB _dUCULIB _dXY4 _dBTCTA _dYDXCP _dBAKER _dOCLCG _dSZR _dKSU _dUtOrBLW
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050	0	0	_aBM487 _b.C59 1997
082	0	0	_a296.811 _222 _bSOM
100	1		_aSommer, Dupont A
245	1	4	_aThe Dead Sea Scrolls : _cA Dupont Sommer _bA Preliminary Survey /
260			_aOxford : _bBasil Blackwell, _cc1952.
300			_a100 P. : _billustrations ; _c26 cm
500			_aIncludes index
505	0		_aFrom 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
520			_aDetails 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
630	0	0	_aDead Sea scrolls _vJuvenile literature
700	1		_aThompson, John, _d1940-
942			_2ddc _cBKS
999			_c64693 _d64693