Dead Sea Scrolls: The Untold Story
- ISBN-10
- 1571780300
- ISBN-13
- 9781571780300
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 223
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Council Oaks Distribution
- Author
- Kenneth Hanson
Description
Hebrew scholar Kenneth Hanson captures all the mystery and excitement of the rediscovery of the scrolls, the half-century of intrigue that followed, and the ancient Hebrew sect that wrote, preserved, and died defending these treasured works.
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