The Dead Sea Scrolls

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Subtitle: The story of the recent manuscript discoveries and their momentous significance for students of the Bible. [Introductory note] "IN the early summer of 1947, an Arab shepherd stumbled upon a cave near the Dead Sea containing seven ancient scrolls. They proved to be part of the library of a Jewish monastic community living before and during the time of Christ. Later discoveries produced the remains of hundreds more scrolls from the same source, so that to-day we have an undreamt-of insight into Jewish sectarianism of this all-important period. It is already clear that many of the characteristic ideas of Jewish Christianity were cradled in just such a religious environment. The study of this exciting new evidence is fast becoming a field of research on its own account, and this book surveys in popular form some of the more important results so far achieved, with a particular orientation towards New Testament studies where, it is now clear, the main interest of these priceless documents must lie." The Dead Sea Scrolls - Front Cover Introductory Note Publisher's device Title Page Printer's Imprint Dedication Contents List of Plates [lineart - Map of Dead Sea locale] [lineart - Map of Dead Sea locale, larger scale] Preface 1. The Discovery and Purchase of the Scrolls 2. Further Discoveries 3. The Editing of the Scrolls and Fragments 4. The Biblical Texts 5. The Excavations at Qumran 6. The Origin of the Sect 7. The Life and Discipline of the Sect [photoplates 1-42] 8. Other Works from the Qumran Library 9. The Doctrines of the Sect 10. The Use of Scripture Texts in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament 11. The Qumran Community and the Church 12. The Messianic Conceptions of Qumran and the Early Church 13. The Qumran Sect and Jesus Appendix I. John the Baptist Appendix II. Other Cave Discoveries of History and Affiliations with the Qumran Sect Appendix III. Murabba’at Appendix IV. The Copper Scroll Bibliography General Index Biblical Index Some Pelican Books about Religion Rear Cover / Author Portrait