The Dead Sea Scrolls in their Historical Context

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What is the significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls, and what do we know about the community that possessed them Avoiding both popular sensationalism and specialist technical language, this book aims to integrate all the latest findings about the scrolls into existing knowledge of the period, to advance understanding of the scrolls and the Qumran community, and to explore their wider significance in a scholarly and accessible way. The state of the art in international scrolls scholarship. Contributors include E.P. Sanders, Eugene Ulrich, George Brooke, and John J. Collins.

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Dr. Timothy Lim is Reader in Hebrew and Old Testament Studies, University of Edinburgh. A. Graeme Auld is Professor of Hebrew Bible, University of Edinburgh. Larry W. Hurtado is Professor of New Testament Language, Literature and Theology, University of Edinburgh. Alison Jack gained her Ph.D. at New College, Edinburgh and is a minister of the Church of Scotland.