The Dead Sea scrolls : a biography /

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Author / Creator:	Collins, John J. (John Joseph), 1946-
Imprint:	Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2012.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	Lives of great religious books Lives of great religious books.
Subject:	Dead Sea scrolls. Dead Sea scrolls. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12481214

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ISBN:	1400844606 9781400844609 9781782685623 1782685626 9780691143675 0691143676 1283683539 9781283683531
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Since they were first discovered in the caves at Qumran in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have aroused more fascination--and more controversy--than perhaps any other archaeological find. They appear to have been hidden in the Judean desert by the Essenes, a Jewish sect that existed around the time of Jesus, and they continue to inspire veneration and conspiracy theories to this day. John Collins tells the story of the bitter conflicts that have swirled around the scrolls since their startling discovery, and sheds light on their true significance for Jewish and Christian history. Collins.
Other form:	Print version: 9780691143675 0691143676

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