From the dramatic find in the caves of Qumran, the world's most ancient version of the Bible allows us to read the scriptures as they were in the time of Jesus.
Preserving parts of all but one biblical book, the scrolls confirm that the text of the Old Testament as it has been handed down through the ages is largely correct. Yet, they also reveal numerous important differences.
... the book of Jubilees, and several Qumran texts.7 One could easily dismiss Gabriel's verdict as a desperate so- lution of the sort adopted ... By appealing to the concept of a week of years, he points the reader to Leviticus 25 (vv.
The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bible
This volume contains 14 essays that he wrote over the years for various conferences and collections. They deal first with the Hebrew t
The discovery of the Scrolls in the Judean Desert -- Archaeology of the Qumran site: the caves, buildings, and cemeteries -- Dating the scrolls found at Qumran -- The Bible before the scrolls -- The Biblical scrolls -- The Dead Sea scrolls ...
The Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls
A fully revised and updated edition of our translation of the complete Dead Sea Scrolls, making it the definitive translation of the Scrolls in English.
A groundbreaking anthology that demolishes the myths -- and reveals the true significance -- of the greatest archaeological discovery of our time.Ever since their initial discovery in 1947, the Dead...
Ulrich Dahmen et al.; Neukirchen-Vluyn: Neukirchener, 2000), 35–52, esp. 44. * See Fabry, "Der Altarbau"; Kristin De Troyer, “Building the Altar and Reading the Law: The Journeys of Joshua 8:30-35,” in Reading the Present in the Qumran ...
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