Publisher's Synopsis
The Dead Sea Scrolls celebrated their golden jubilee in 1997 and this book, enlarging on a special lecture delivered at Leicester University, provides a full account of the discoveries and the ensuing 50 years of research which have made the Scrolls central to so many aspects of Biblical scholarship. The author explores a range of topics, including the impact of the Scrolls for the study of the Hebrew Bible, the contemporaneous Jewish religious literature, the identity and characteristics of the Qumran community and the impact of the Scrolls for a better understanding of Christianity.;The text is intended as an introductory reader for students, as well as general readers looking for a summary of the significance of the Scrolls.
