Who wrote the Dead Sea scrolls?: the search for the secret of QumranAfter having researched the Dead Sea Scrolls for more than 30 years, Dr. Golb contends that they were not, as has been traditionally assumed, written by the Essenes or by any one sect, but were instead the work of various Jews who smuggled them out of Jerusalem's libraries in 70 A.D., before Romans attacked the city. 10 photos; 5 maps. |
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User Review - Avidhunter - LibraryThingThe scrolls have been the subject of unending fascination and controversy ever since their discovery in the Qumran caves beginning in 1947. Intensifying the debate, Professor Norman Golb now ... Read full review
WHO WROTE THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS?: The Search for the Secret of Qumran
User Review - Jane Doe - KirkusThe freshest, most elegantly written of the new books about the origins of the Dead Sea Scrolls (see Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls, p. 1107, The Hidden Scrolls, p. 1108). In this very thorough study ... Read full review
Contents
The Qumran Plateau | 13 |
The Manuscripts of the Jews | 43 |
A Paradigm Reconsidered | 95 |
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| Title | Who wrote the Dead Sea scrolls?: the search for the secret of Qumran A Touchstone book |
| Author | Norman Golb |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Scribner, 1995 |
| ISBN | 002544395X, 9780025443952 |
| Length | 446 pages |
| Subjects | › › Dead Sea scrolls History / General Judaism Judaism - History - Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D - Sources Judaism/ History/ Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D./ Sources Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament Religion / Christianity / History Religion / General Religion / History |
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