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Very Short Introductions #143
The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Very Short Introduction
Everyone has heard of of the Dead Sea Scrolls, but amidst the conspiracies, the politics, and the sensational claims, it can be difficult to separate myth from reality. Here, Timothy Lim explores the cultural and historical background of the scrolls, and examines their significance for our understanding of the Old Testament and the origins of Christianity and Judaism. Lim tells the fascinating story of the scrolls since their discouvery; their cultural context through the archaeology and history of the Dead Sea region. He explains the science behind their deciphering and dating, and does not omit the cast of characters, scandals, and controversies that have hastened the scrolls' rise to the status of cultrual icon.
Beginning with their discovery in the 1940s, through the political, legal, and scholary controversies that still persist today, public interest in the Dead Sea Scrolls has remained exceptionally high. This is an accessible and well-written mini-history that will appeal to anyone interested in the true history of these fascinating documents.
Beginning with their discovery in the 1940s, through the political, legal, and scholary controversies that still persist today, public interest in the Dead Sea Scrolls has remained exceptionally high. This is an accessible and well-written mini-history that will appeal to anyone interested in the true history of these fascinating documents.
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First published March 1, 1997
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November 24, 2023
A quick look at the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Not all of it was zippy dialogue and some of it rather bored me, but I came away with a few new nuggets of information rolling around in my head, so I consider it a win.
I think I'd only recommend this to those people who have no idea what they are or what they contain. And as Lim points out, there's a lot of unnecessary controversy linked to these things.
I believe several authors have tried to sell folks on the idea that there is some kind of secret history of Christ hidden in these, but the truth is that they are mostly ancient Jewish texts that only deal with Jewish law, different Jewish sects, and the Torah.
You're really stretching all levels of imagination to come up with anything that had to do with Jesus.
He starts off with the history of how the scrolls were found, the international politics involved with them, and a few conspiracy theories that were floated about the Vatican's supposed suppression of information that might rock the foundations of Christianity.
Sure. Why not.
The Essenes are usually attributed to the writings and Lim goes into some detail describing what we do and don't know about that sect, when they operated, and what may have happened to them.
While there may have been a sister group that had families, for the most part, they were made up of men who thought that the best way to be holy was to give up sex, live out in the middle of the desert, eat cans of hobo beans (jk, I don't know what they ate), and forgoing normal-people pleasures.
They also did ritual bathing and had some weird ideas about not pooping on the Sabbath.
Well. Ok, then.
There are also sections about where the caves are located in Qumran and some of that region's basic history.
And Lim gives a bit of insight into why it's so difficult to say exactly how many scrolls there are (some are just scraps and do they count?) and why translation isn't always cut and dry.
Very few of the scrolls are discussed, but he does point out that some of the text has versions of Old Testament/Torah books that are slightly different here and there. An extra line at the end of a verse may be from an older version of the text or just a different version.
Either way, it's interesting.
Recommended. Ish
Not all of it was zippy dialogue and some of it rather bored me, but I came away with a few new nuggets of information rolling around in my head, so I consider it a win.
I think I'd only recommend this to those people who have no idea what they are or what they contain. And as Lim points out, there's a lot of unnecessary controversy linked to these things.
I believe several authors have tried to sell folks on the idea that there is some kind of secret history of Christ hidden in these, but the truth is that they are mostly ancient Jewish texts that only deal with Jewish law, different Jewish sects, and the Torah.
You're really stretching all levels of imagination to come up with anything that had to do with Jesus.
He starts off with the history of how the scrolls were found, the international politics involved with them, and a few conspiracy theories that were floated about the Vatican's supposed suppression of information that might rock the foundations of Christianity.
Sure. Why not.
The Essenes are usually attributed to the writings and Lim goes into some detail describing what we do and don't know about that sect, when they operated, and what may have happened to them.
While there may have been a sister group that had families, for the most part, they were made up of men who thought that the best way to be holy was to give up sex, live out in the middle of the desert, eat cans of hobo beans (jk, I don't know what they ate), and forgoing normal-people pleasures.
They also did ritual bathing and had some weird ideas about not pooping on the Sabbath.
Well. Ok, then.
There are also sections about where the caves are located in Qumran and some of that region's basic history.
And Lim gives a bit of insight into why it's so difficult to say exactly how many scrolls there are (some are just scraps and do they count?) and why translation isn't always cut and dry.
Very few of the scrolls are discussed, but he does point out that some of the text has versions of Old Testament/Torah books that are slightly different here and there. An extra line at the end of a verse may be from an older version of the text or just a different version.
Either way, it's interesting.
Recommended. Ish
January 24, 2019
Like other 'very short introduction' books, this does the light skim on the subject, but this time I felt I got enough for myself. It successfully told me the basics one needs to know about these scrolls. Not all of the are Old Testament books; some are writings commenting on them, or stuff on the community: rules, hymns, etc. They were accidentally discovered in 1947 in earthenware jars hidden in several (11) caves close to each other, and reveal stuff not only about the OT books, but also about what the community was like. There are some black-and-white pictures through the book, a map, plus further reading and an appendix on sectarian (and non-s.) texts at the end.
The chapters:
- on the scrolls as a cultural icon + general introduction: media, tourism, politically, the attempt at conspiracy happening at the Vatican not quickly enough releasing some texts, and on some copyright issues
- the site and the caves: story of the finding, occupation phases of the site (from 8th c. BC to 73 AD, plus 132-135 AD, with abandonment times between phases). I didn't know the Romans used it as a staying place while trying to conquer Masada.
- on scrolls and smaller fragments (800-900 of them), from whole-ish to postage-stamp sized; on eiditng, dating, and such of the scroll material.
- new light shining on the Hebrew Bible: these scrolls are closer to the first writing-time than any other has been; what small differences are there compared to the established versions, etc.
- (who were) the original owners of the texts: the Qumran Essene community (other theories also mentioned)
- Qumran library's literary compositions: addings and changes, fe. to Genesis and Job
- the community in context of Second Temple Judaism (515 BC to 70 AD): didn't know the Maccabees time was so important; talk of the two other sects also (the Pharisees and the Sadducees)
- on the community: both male-only Q dwellers and the city-living married ones; on their origins
- their religious beliefs: doctrine of two spirits (that people have, that also influeces how they look like), and the new covenant (the renewed type, not the completely-different we know from Jesus' followers).
- the scrolls and early Christianity: on some claims; no direct link, though drawing from same source; on some particular points - Jerusalem (there was some Essenes) and the Pauline letters
- end words: who really benefited from this findings - particularly those studying certain histories/religious subjects
A rather satisfying read for someone who just wants a short introduction to know some; there are links to further reading if you want more. It was interesting to read, not boring at all, and though I knew something about the subject already, I really liked that some new things opened view to me just from this short work... and so I was happy to have read it all.
The chapters:
- on the scrolls as a cultural icon + general introduction: media, tourism, politically, the attempt at conspiracy happening at the Vatican not quickly enough releasing some texts, and on some copyright issues
- the site and the caves: story of the finding, occupation phases of the site (from 8th c. BC to 73 AD, plus 132-135 AD, with abandonment times between phases). I didn't know the Romans used it as a staying place while trying to conquer Masada.
- on scrolls and smaller fragments (800-900 of them), from whole-ish to postage-stamp sized; on eiditng, dating, and such of the scroll material.
- new light shining on the Hebrew Bible: these scrolls are closer to the first writing-time than any other has been; what small differences are there compared to the established versions, etc.
- (who were) the original owners of the texts: the Qumran Essene community (other theories also mentioned)
- Qumran library's literary compositions: addings and changes, fe. to Genesis and Job
- the community in context of Second Temple Judaism (515 BC to 70 AD): didn't know the Maccabees time was so important; talk of the two other sects also (the Pharisees and the Sadducees)
- on the community: both male-only Q dwellers and the city-living married ones; on their origins
- their religious beliefs: doctrine of two spirits (that people have, that also influeces how they look like), and the new covenant (the renewed type, not the completely-different we know from Jesus' followers).
- the scrolls and early Christianity: on some claims; no direct link, though drawing from same source; on some particular points - Jerusalem (there was some Essenes) and the Pauline letters
- end words: who really benefited from this findings - particularly those studying certain histories/religious subjects
A rather satisfying read for someone who just wants a short introduction to know some; there are links to further reading if you want more. It was interesting to read, not boring at all, and though I knew something about the subject already, I really liked that some new things opened view to me just from this short work... and so I was happy to have read it all.
July 17, 2022
These "very short introduction" books are very good as they provide the right amount of information for people - at least for me - to begin to understand the subject, especially when the subject is the Dead Sea Scrolls, one of the greatest manuscript discoveries of the 20th Century.
The chapters describe the archaeological site of Khirbet Qumran where the scrolls were found between 1947 and 1956, what the scrolls actually comprised in terms of known works and those never seen before, and the differences between the text on the scrolls and the text that's in The Bible.
There's a discussion about who the scrolls belonged to, in other words who wrote down the words on the scrolls as well as their likely religious beliefs, plus the history of the Middle East at the time the scrolls were being created.
Not surprisingly, given the scrolls are around 2,000 years old, there are plenty of different opinions about what the scrolls are about, who wrote them, and what connection the writers had, if any, with Jesus Christ.
The most complicated part is trying to understand how to interpret the scrolls - should they be taken literally or are they allegorical? It's not always possible to determine what tense they were written in either as the scrolls were written in unpointed Hebrew. This means that only the consonants were written down and this lack of vocalisation could lead to ambiguity.
Hebrew grammar has the ability to add suffixes directly on to the end of a verb, a feature not seen in the English language, making it difficult on occasions to determine what tense is being used - is an event of the past being described or a prophecy being provided for the future?
The chapters describe the archaeological site of Khirbet Qumran where the scrolls were found between 1947 and 1956, what the scrolls actually comprised in terms of known works and those never seen before, and the differences between the text on the scrolls and the text that's in The Bible.
There's a discussion about who the scrolls belonged to, in other words who wrote down the words on the scrolls as well as their likely religious beliefs, plus the history of the Middle East at the time the scrolls were being created.
Not surprisingly, given the scrolls are around 2,000 years old, there are plenty of different opinions about what the scrolls are about, who wrote them, and what connection the writers had, if any, with Jesus Christ.
The most complicated part is trying to understand how to interpret the scrolls - should they be taken literally or are they allegorical? It's not always possible to determine what tense they were written in either as the scrolls were written in unpointed Hebrew. This means that only the consonants were written down and this lack of vocalisation could lead to ambiguity.
Hebrew grammar has the ability to add suffixes directly on to the end of a verb, a feature not seen in the English language, making it difficult on occasions to determine what tense is being used - is an event of the past being described or a prophecy being provided for the future?
September 6, 2022
This book is poorly written, though it does contain some good information.
Rather than beginning by explaining what the Dead Sea Scrolls are, this book spends the first fift of the book by listing off random places where the Dead Sea Scrolls have appeared in recent popular culture. This is a strange move for the introduction of an introduction.
Lim does multiple things that struck this reader as odd. During that discussion of how the Dead Sea scrolls became involved in a copyright case, Lim sinks into a paragraph or two of in-depth discussion of copyright, something that has almost nothing to do with the matter at hand. In another part of the book, the author descends into a debate between specialists in which he clearly has a dog in the fight, discussing burial directions and their significance.
Though this short introduction was worth the read for some interesting context on the Dead Sea Scrolls, the author is flawed and unqualified to write an introduction. This is not because he is not smart enough, rather he is too smart, and he also has his head too far up his academic asshole to understand how to write for a general audience. This book is an example of the failure of academics to speak to general audience. Lim would have been better sticking to his ivory tower and let someone else write this.
Finally, Oxford University Press should know better than to publish this kind of esoteric writing in this series. Lim’s editor is more to blame than Lim himself. Many academics cannot tell a canine from a dog, but an editor ought to know that they are different and to know the difference.
Rather than beginning by explaining what the Dead Sea Scrolls are, this book spends the first fift of the book by listing off random places where the Dead Sea Scrolls have appeared in recent popular culture. This is a strange move for the introduction of an introduction.
Lim does multiple things that struck this reader as odd. During that discussion of how the Dead Sea scrolls became involved in a copyright case, Lim sinks into a paragraph or two of in-depth discussion of copyright, something that has almost nothing to do with the matter at hand. In another part of the book, the author descends into a debate between specialists in which he clearly has a dog in the fight, discussing burial directions and their significance.
Though this short introduction was worth the read for some interesting context on the Dead Sea Scrolls, the author is flawed and unqualified to write an introduction. This is not because he is not smart enough, rather he is too smart, and he also has his head too far up his academic asshole to understand how to write for a general audience. This book is an example of the failure of academics to speak to general audience. Lim would have been better sticking to his ivory tower and let someone else write this.
Finally, Oxford University Press should know better than to publish this kind of esoteric writing in this series. Lim’s editor is more to blame than Lim himself. Many academics cannot tell a canine from a dog, but an editor ought to know that they are different and to know the difference.
August 12, 2019
Just before reading this, I assumed I knew a fair amount about the Dead Sea Scrolls and was talking about them when I realised I was thinking of the Rosetta Stone.
Turns out I knew nothing about the Dead Sea Scrolls beyond "I think they revolutionised our understanding of early Christianity or something?" and even that was wrong! Lim does a good job here of explaining how their actual significance is much more subtle than that, though no less interesting.
The first few sections on their discovery and wider cultural impact were the most engaging; the scholarly debate over the Qumran-Essene hypothesis (arguing about who exactly lived on the site and wrote the scrolls) dragged on a bit.
Turns out I knew nothing about the Dead Sea Scrolls beyond "I think they revolutionised our understanding of early Christianity or something?" and even that was wrong! Lim does a good job here of explaining how their actual significance is much more subtle than that, though no less interesting.
The first few sections on their discovery and wider cultural impact were the most engaging; the scholarly debate over the Qumran-Essene hypothesis (arguing about who exactly lived on the site and wrote the scrolls) dragged on a bit.
November 27, 2023
I picked up this VSI because I recalled the media fuss about the Scrolls. Lim convinces me they’re of little interest apart from to scholars of Second Temple Period Jewish sects.
October 6, 2019
A handy intro guide for those who, like me, like to pretend that they know more about the Dead Sea Scrolls than they do. Lim covers the archaeology of the area the scrolls were found in, the nature and modern history of the scrolls themselves, the background to Judea at the time they are dated to, and the debates around the nature of the community which produced them. There are a few highlight debates about what the scrolls tell us, but as Lim emphasises, a find this rich is more about elaborating an entire understanding than a soundbite style 'controversy'. I found this very interesting, and feel much more equipped - not only to look smart but to actually evaluate many of the references and conclusions that are made. This is particularly useful for understanding the history of the Old/Hebrew testament.
October 5, 2025
I very much wanted a history of the scrolls and their acquisition and all the political mess. That is absent. Instead the author uses it to push his higher critical pressupositions in biblical interpretation.
November 2, 2024
A good little intro to the Dead Sea Scrolls. Covers the history of the Qumran cave findings, the validity of the scrolls, and the significance of the findings.
January 22, 2013
Not an ideal topic for a VSI, as the organization of this book makes clear: a bit on modern myths over the DSS; a bit on how they were discovered; a bit on the social context of the DSS; a tiny bit on the theology in them; a bit on the (minimal) amount they can tell us about early Christianity. Well and good, but really each of those topics, with the exception of the first, could have had a VSI all to itself. And the first explains, between the lines, why this book exists and none of the others do: semi-illiterate, ultra-pious, historical ignorance.
September 5, 2018
Lim provides a good general introduction to the topic, in keeping with the series title. But he dwells too much on what Chaim Potok elsewhere calls “the scrolls[’] . . . history of their own, some of it tawdry. . . . wretched journalism, tacky gossip, and the tiresome conjurings of the media.” And Lim spends too much time on claims of relevance to Christianity, when the Dead Sea Scrolls are more plainly Jewish. What time Lim spends on the actual history of the Quram sectarians is fascinating. Too bad that he felt it necessary to wade through so much dross to get to that gold.
April 23, 2022
Not at all what I expected, but a pleasant surprise. I expected more analysis of the manuscripts, or fragments, themselves. Rather, this book spends it's time describing the communities of the dead sea scrolls, most likely the Essenes communities. The author also spends time separating the popular idea that these are Christian scrolls, and rather proves that they Second Temple Period scrolls of a Jewish sectarian group that separated itself from the dominant Jewish sects at the time. It was a great read that gives a lot of context into the setting of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
May 30, 2020
Just the right coverage for a very short introduction. I have learned a lot about the significance of the Scrool and about the Essecene community and their world view and how they are different from the phairasees and the saducees. Also got to know that there was a gap of unrecorded history in the bible during the Greek occupation/the period of the second temple. The book also points you to more reading material if you wish to know more.
April 6, 2025
The Dead Sea Scrolls offers a structured overview of the subject but falls short of delivering depth and originality. The prose lacks the incisive analysis or fresh insights that might elevate it beyond a basic introductory text. A disappointingly superficial contribution to a richly complex field.
February 5, 2025
I was introduced to the very short introductions series via a book on Hegel. Since that time I have read books in this series on philosophy and on Judaism. I have enjoyed the books on philosophy better than the ones on Judaism. It wasn’t that this one is poorly written; it's just that he happened not to talk about the topics I was interested in. I am interested in the DSS mainly for how the beliefs of the DSS community intersected with the Christian community they were contemporaneous with. This book contained only a very brief chapter on the beliefs of the DSS community. The author had a good explanation for that. Whereas Christianity is very focused on having correct beliefs, Judaism is more about correct practice. Perhaps this is why Christianity has divided into thousands of sects based on various particular beliefs. Judaism has split into numerous sects as well, but not, so it seems to me, nearly as many as Christianity.
This book is worth reading for the chapter on the biblical texts found at Qumran. This was really new territory for me. These text really don’t shed much light on the beliefs of the community, which is my main interest. But they do shed light on the evolution of the Hebrew Bible and are invaluable for the scholars who study the Bible.
So I don’t regret reading this book at all. I don’t know that it really whetted my interest in the DSS, but as usual for this series, there was a list of further reading for those interested in pursuing their studies further.
This book is worth reading for the chapter on the biblical texts found at Qumran. This was really new territory for me. These text really don’t shed much light on the beliefs of the community, which is my main interest. But they do shed light on the evolution of the Hebrew Bible and are invaluable for the scholars who study the Bible.
So I don’t regret reading this book at all. I don’t know that it really whetted my interest in the DSS, but as usual for this series, there was a list of further reading for those interested in pursuing their studies further.
June 25, 2023
This was as the title suggests a very short introduction to the Dead Sea Scrolls, nonetheless, Timothy Lim manages to cover all the important elements of the Dead Sea Scrolls from their discovery to their importance not only for Judaism but for the wider community, including the early Christians. Having said that the Dead Sea Scrolls did not have a strong influence on the early Christian Church, but the Essenes did exist at the time of Christ.
This is clear and concise and yet Timothy Lim gives enough detail for the average person to have an understanding of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The chapters are short and the writing is clear with little technical jargon. Timothy Lim presents a number of different points of view and then gives evidence to either support or disprove them. He rarely gives his own opinion, rather he lets the reader make up their own mind.
This is clear and concise and yet Timothy Lim gives enough detail for the average person to have an understanding of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The chapters are short and the writing is clear with little technical jargon. Timothy Lim presents a number of different points of view and then gives evidence to either support or disprove them. He rarely gives his own opinion, rather he lets the reader make up their own mind.
February 25, 2023
There are some odd editorial choices here:
Imagine you pick up a book titled, say an A Very Short Introduction to Differential Geometry. You wouldn't expect the book to start with a discussion of differential geometry in popular culture. But that is what we've got here. I understand that some people's curiosity might have been aroused by a sensationalist film but, come on, this is the AVSI series. Not The Dummy's Guide to the Dead Sea Scrolls. Having gotten that rant off my chests, this short book then goes on to do a creditable job, and you can count on getting a quick tour of what the DSS does and does not teach us as well as a fair description of rival hypotheses.
Imagine you pick up a book titled, say an A Very Short Introduction to Differential Geometry. You wouldn't expect the book to start with a discussion of differential geometry in popular culture. But that is what we've got here. I understand that some people's curiosity might have been aroused by a sensationalist film but, come on, this is the AVSI series. Not The Dummy's Guide to the Dead Sea Scrolls. Having gotten that rant off my chests, this short book then goes on to do a creditable job, and you can count on getting a quick tour of what the DSS does and does not teach us as well as a fair description of rival hypotheses.
December 3, 2023
3.5 Ок въведение, като цяло не е чак толкова много интересна темата, поне с такова впечатление останах от това кратко въведение.
Изслушах я от сторител на енглиш, а си я купих на бг на хартия, за колекцията.
Книгата разглежда историчата в медиите, разглежда какво съдържат свитъците, на кой са били собсъврност и после разглежда някои разлики в ръкописите.
Това е че повечето разлики в книгите от библията са доста малки и ги пише в библиите напр. новия превод си пише с бел. под линията на някои места какво го има в някои ръкописи или какво го няма, най-често е една дума, която не променя особено смисъла.
Изслушах я от сторител на енглиш, а си я купих на бг на хартия, за колекцията.
Книгата разглежда историчата в медиите, разглежда какво съдържат свитъците, на кой са били собсъврност и после разглежда някои разлики в ръкописите.
Това е че повечето разлики в книгите от библията са доста малки и ги пише в библиите напр. новия превод си пише с бел. под линията на някои места какво го има в някои ръкописи или какво го няма, най-често е една дума, която не променя особено смисъла.
July 30, 2024
Chapter 1: The Dead Sea scrolls as a cultural icon
Chapter 2: The archaeological site and caves
Chapter 3: On scrolls and fragments
Chapter 4: New light on the Hebrew Bible
Chapter 5: Who owned the scrolls?
Chapter 6: Literary compositions from the Qumran library
Chapter 7: The Qumran-Essene community in context
Chapter 8: The Qumran community
Chapter 9: The religious beliefs of the Qumran community
Chapter 10: The scrolls and early Christianity
Chapter 11: The greatest manuscript discovery
Appendix: Hitherto unknown texts
Chapter 2: The archaeological site and caves
Chapter 3: On scrolls and fragments
Chapter 4: New light on the Hebrew Bible
Chapter 5: Who owned the scrolls?
Chapter 6: Literary compositions from the Qumran library
Chapter 7: The Qumran-Essene community in context
Chapter 8: The Qumran community
Chapter 9: The religious beliefs of the Qumran community
Chapter 10: The scrolls and early Christianity
Chapter 11: The greatest manuscript discovery
Appendix: Hitherto unknown texts
March 12, 2018
All in all it was an interesting read, but it hardly seem to finish the introduction.
Some details about how they were found and what some contained.
Other parts about the politics around them.
It actually got interesting when it went into what was written in some of them.
But it did wet my appetite and made me want to find a book where I could learn more about them.
Some details about how they were found and what some contained.
Other parts about the politics around them.
It actually got interesting when it went into what was written in some of them.
But it did wet my appetite and made me want to find a book where I could learn more about them.
November 5, 2020
I think this book gives the reader a good start in realizing the importance of the discovery of these scrolls. I appreciated the chapter on why piecing together the scroll fragments into larger wholes is so difficult. There's also information on what the scrolls contain and what kind of people probably wrote them.
October 1, 2024
Timothy Lim does a fair job of presenting an introduction into learning about the Dead Sea Scrolls. He covers a lot of ground in a limited amount of space and does a respectable job in introducing the reader to the hot debates that surround his topics. He does have bias that comes across, but he is not wholly unobjective and integrates various voices from various backgrounds. His enthusiasm and curiosity of the scrolls himself comes clearly across the page and results in an engaging survey of what could be a tedious topic. He handles his topics and their flow well and does a quality job overall of balancing an academic tone and translating it into more attainable vernacular for the common reader without compromising on quality. All things considered, Timothy Lim writes a fell informed and well written survey on the Dead Sea Scrolls.
August 9, 2020
Highly informative, comprehensive, and easy to read. One of the best VSIs that I've read and the most far ranging text on the Scrolls that I've read. This should be seen as the standard in both VSIs and Scrolls literature.
January 14, 2022
An excellent introduction to the Dead Sea Scrolls and what they represent as documents of major religious importance but not something that establishes origin of Christianity or theories as to its development.
August 13, 2023
A solid overview of the famous Dead Sea Scrolls, including their discovery; organization and interpretation; relationships to Judaism and Christianity; and the community of Essenes that produced them.
September 6, 2023
Though the intro section claims that the book is intended to pique your interest in the subject, in reality it's quite a dry text taking a long time to say simple things in a complicated and roundabout way.
October 10, 2024
This book will tell you the gist and wet your appetite to dig deeper if you wish.
The biggest takeaway from this is that there is proof of alteration between Old Testament text, either due to human error or editing, to fit the times.
I would now like to learn more about early Judaism.
The biggest takeaway from this is that there is proof of alteration between Old Testament text, either due to human error or editing, to fit the times.
I would now like to learn more about early Judaism.
May 1, 2018
A wonderful, unbiased introduction to the Dead Sea Scrolls!
Lim has proved himself to be one of the most authoritative academia in Biblical Studies on Dead Sea Scrolls scholarship.
Lim has proved himself to be one of the most authoritative academia in Biblical Studies on Dead Sea Scrolls scholarship.
May 3, 2018
Learned a lot of things about the Scrolls and History of Qumran and Caves where the scrolls were found. Very Interesting!!
September 10, 2018
Ако някой проявява интерес по темата и не е историк, може да започне с тази. На историците препоръчвам да си намерят по-специализирано четиво - за да не се отегчат.
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