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Offers historical and religious insights into the period of authorship, from Babylon to Bar Kokhba, and expert interpretation of the manuscripts using palaeography, Carbon-14 dating and computer reconstructions. This title includes factfiles, tables, reconstructions, scroll photographs and a guide to where to see the scrolls.

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'Shrewd and perceptive … a thoughtful and helpful introduction to the scrolls ' - Michael A. Knibb, King’s College London
'Written in a lively and engaging manner … makes the reading of dry, often impenetrable, fragments come alive' - Society for Old Testament Study

Table of Contents
The Scrolls Revealed • The Ancient World of the Scrolls • Inside the Scrolls • The Qumran Settlement • The Meaning of the Scrolls

The Complete World of the Dead Sea Scrolls

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    A Paperback / softback by Philip R. Davies, George J. Brooke, Phillip R. Callaway

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      Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
      Published 7 March 2011
      ISBN-13 9780500283714
      978-0500283714
      ISBN-10 0500283710
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      History Archaeology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Offers historical and religious insights into the period of authorship, from Babylon to Bar Kokhba, and expert interpretation of the manuscripts using palaeography, Carbon-14 dating and computer reconstructions. This title includes factfiles, tables, reconstructions, scroll photographs and a guide to where to see the scrolls.

      Trade Review
      'Shrewd and perceptive … a thoughtful and helpful introduction to the scrolls ' - Michael A. Knibb, King’s College London
      'Written in a lively and engaging manner … makes the reading of dry, often impenetrable, fragments come alive' - Society for Old Testament Study

      Table of Contents
      The Scrolls Revealed • The Ancient World of the Scrolls • Inside the Scrolls • The Qumran Settlement • The Meaning of the Scrolls

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