Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scroll

by Lawrence H. Schiffman

Book Overview

Dead Sea Scrolls expert Lawrence H. Schiffman shifts attention away from the sensationalism surrounding who has control of the scrolls by focusing on how these texts shed light on the history of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385481217
• ISBN13: 9780385481212
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Anchor Bible
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

recllaiming the dead sea scroll

the writter gives a deep doctrine of theology.exellent contribution. i really enjoyed. DR.a.x.g. silva

The first book to view the Dead Sea Scrolls as Judaic Texts

One of the greatest scholars of the Dead Sea Scrolls, Lawrence Schiffman, tries to correct the problem of 40 years of Christian reading into the Judaic texts found at Qumran. By exploring the Scrolls as a whole, as well as the main groups of Jews in ancient Israel, Schiffman presents an amazing thesis as to who theses people were, and what schism led them to break from their homes and form this community. A book full of wisdom, and insight, Schiffman leads the reader on a complete exploration of the times, Scrolls, and provides a very helpful glossary for the layman, and scholar alike