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1	Dead Sea Scrolls and the Jewish Origins of Christianity more books like this by Carsten Peter Thiede add to wishlist Theide's scholarly analysis of the Dead Sea Scrolls carefully connects Judaism and early Christianity as it chides flippant accounts of the role that the scrolls have in religious history. see all copies from $2.00! new only from $2.98! \| first editions
2	The Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Their Significance for Understanding the Bible, Judaism, Jesus, and Christianity more books like this by James C VanderKam, Peter W Flint add to wishlist Since their discovery by a Bedouin goatherd in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have overturned conventional views of religion and history. This book expounds on the teachings of the documents, shedding light on the people who created them, as well as the origins of Christianity and the New Testament. see all copies from $3.83! new only from $7.57! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Jesus and the Riddle of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Unlocking Th Secrets of His Life Story more books like this by Barbara Thiering add to wishlist This bold, historical detective work--based on Thiering's discovery of the interpretative key to the Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament--yields a whole new picture of Christianity's origins and the identity of Jesus, as it argues for a Christianity based on the real counterculture and prophetic life of Jesus--not just the mythological surface ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.50! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls more books like this by Jodi Magness add to wishlist The Dead Sea Scrolls are among the most interestingand important archaeological discoveries evermade, and the excavation of the Qumran communityitself has provided invaluable informationabout Judaism and the Jewish world in the lastcenturies b.c.e.Like the Dead Sea Scrolls, however, the Qumransite continues to be the object of intensescholarly ... see all copies from $7.73! new only from $11.03! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Secret Initiation of Jesus at Qumran: The Essene Mysteries of John the Baptist more books like this by Robert Feather add to wishlist Offering an eyewitness account of the final burial place of John the Baptist, Feather makes the case that Christianity grew out of a form of monotheism first formulated by the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten. Includes physical and photographic evidence never before published. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $12.94! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Complete World of the Dead Sea Scrolls more books like this by Philip R Davies, George J Brooke, Phillip R Callaway add to wishlist The Dead Sea Scrolls have been described as 'the greatest manuscript discovery of modern times'. Since the first scrolls were found by a Bedouin shepherd in 1947, the remains of over 800 documents have been recovered from eleven caves in the Judaean desert. With all the scrolls now finally available in translation conclusions can at last be drawn ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $22.37! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Dead Sea Scrolls Today more books like this by James C VanderKam add to wishlist A summary of the story of the Dead Sea scrolls and what has happened to them since the mid-1980s. The author - who is a member of the team charged with translating the scrolls - covers their discovery, examines their nature, explains their chronology and explores their literary character. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.59! \| SVS
8	Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls: The History of Judaism, the Background of Christianity, the Lost Library of Qumran more books like this by Lawrence H Schiffman add to wishlist Controversy has surrounded the Dead Sea Scrolls ever since they were first discovered in caves bordering the Dead Sea. what is their true meaning? What revelations do they hold about Judaism and about the origins of Christianity? In this bestseller Schiffman lifts the shroud of mystery and conspiracy that has obscured their true meaning, proving ... see all copies from $19.58! new only from $30.00! \| first editions \| SVS
9	What Are the Dead Sea Scrolls and Why Do They Matter? more books like this by David Noel Freedman, Pam Fox Kuhlken add to wishlist Designed to equip students in religion, history, archaeology, and anyone who has an interest in the scrolls, this is a fascinating and accessible guidebook full of humor and behind-the-scenes glimpses into research on the scrolls. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| SVS
10	The Library of Qumran: On the Essenes, Qumran, John the Baptist, and Jesus more books like this by Hartmut Stegemann add to wishlist Northwest of the Dead Sea lies the ruins of a community long known to the Bedouins as "Khirbet Qumran". Almost 900 manuscript fragments have been found in caves near this site between 1947 and 1975, adding to the understanding of ancient Judaism. The discoveries at Qumran are documented in this volume. Hartmut Stegemann draws on 1990s research to ... see all copies from $9.80! new only from $14.02! \| SVS
11	The Shape of Qumran Theology more books like this by Alex R G Deasley add to wishlist Using the evidence of the sea scrolls, the site where they were found, and other historical sources, as well as drawing on a range of recent research, Alex Deasley seeks to address questions and reconstruct as far as possible the mind of the Qumran sectaries. He approaches their thought from the perspective of their concerns and categories in an ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
12 view cover	Dead Sea Scrolls: Untold Story more books like this by Kenneth Hanson, PH.D. add to wishlist Hebrew scholar Dr. Kenneth Hanson tells the of enthralling story the Dead Sea Scrolls for the first time. Hanson describes the astounding discovery itself, the half-century of intrigue that followed and the mysterious sect which wrote, preserved and died defending these treasured works, which for them and countless others contained the word of God. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.31! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	The Dead Sea Scroll Deception: The Explosive Contents of the Dead Sea Scrolls & How the Church Conspired to Suppress Them more books like this by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh add to wishlist The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in caves 20 miles east of Jerusalem in 1947 and 1956. Now Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh, co-authors of "The Holy Blood & The Holy Grail", have succeeded in uncovering what has been described as 'the academic scandal par excellence of the twentieth century': the story of how and why up to 75 per cent of the eight ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $11.21!
14 view cover	Religion in the Dead Sea Scrolls more books like this by John Joseph Collins (Editor), Robert A Kugler (Editor) add to wishlist This book provides a much-needed assessment of several major aspects of the religion described in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Eight leading experts explore the concept of divinity in the Scrolls, the Scrolls' relation to important halakic issues, the question of Hellenistic influence in the Scrolls, and the apocalypticism and messianism specific to the ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Pesharim and Qumran History: Chaos or Consensus? more books like this by James H Charlesworth add to wishlist Since their discovery among the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Pesharim have sparked intense debate. Are these ancient documents biblical commentary, or are they historiographies alluding to figures and events of the time? Charlesworth demonstrates that these 16 books do indeed contain historical allusions and relates these references to a synopsis of ... see all copies from $3.41! new only from $4.75! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Dead Sea Scrolls Rediscovered: An Updated Look at One of Archaeology's Greatest Mysteries more books like this by Stephen Hodge add to wishlist While providing a comprehensive introduction to the Dead Sea Scrolls, this book also takes a fresh look at many controversial questions. Hodge tells the amazing story of their discovery in 1947 as well as the historical drama being played out at the time they were written 2,000 years ago. 8 pages of color photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
17 view cover	The temple and the community in Qumran and the New Testament; a comparative study in the temple symbolism of the Qumran texts and the New Testament. more books like this by Bertil E. Gärtner add to wishlist This is the first of a series of monograph supplements to the journal New Testament Studies. The main purpose of the series is to make possible publication of work which is too long for inclusion in the journal. The monographs will be published in either English, French or German: the present one is in English. Dr Gartner's purpose is to follow in ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $29.87! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Q more books like this by Paul A Nigro add to wishlist Q a carefully guarded First Century manuscript, purporting to be witness to the life of Jesus, is stolen by a man who wants nothing more than to rid the world of the Christian faith! see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
19 view cover	Ancient Library of Qumran more books like this by Professor Frank Moore Cross, Jr. add to wishlist Since the first publication of this book in 1959 it has become a classic: It is a sober and objective account by a scholar who has taken a leading part in the editing and evaluation of the Qumran texts. The book opens with an account of the history of the finds, and each subsequent chapter deals with a single but major area of scroll research. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.80! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Qumran Community more books like this by Michael A Knibb add to wishlist This book provides a new translation of substantial extracts from the Qumran writings, which comprise an important part of the Dead Sea scrolls. The writings reflect the beliefs and practices of a religious community which existed on the shores of the Dead Sea between the middle of the second century BC and AD 68. They shed considerable light on ... see all copies from $18.00! new only from $38.31! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Hidden Scrolls more books like this by Neil Silberman add to wishlist The battles over access to the Dead Sea Scrolls is recounted in this book. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Re-Kindling the Word: In Search of Gospel Truth more books like this by Carsten Peter Thiede add to wishlist A look at the dating of the New Testament manuscripts. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95!
23 view cover	The Dead Sea Scrolls: Catalog of the Exhibition of Scrolls and Artifacts from the Collections of the Israel Antiquities Authority at the Public Museum of Grand Rapids more books like this by Ellen Middlebrook Herron (Editor), Emanuel Tov, James C VanderKam add to wishlist The "Dead Sea Scrolls" is the official catalog of the exhibition of scrolls and artifacts from the collections of the Israel Antiquities Authority at the Public Museum of Grand Rapids. The scrolls and artifacts will be displayed February 16 though June 1 2003. The catalog will also feature original essays by Emanuel Tov, James VanderKam, Pnina ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.48! \| first editions
24 view cover	Dead Sea Scrolls more books like this by Geza Vermes, Pamela Vermes (Photographer) add to wishlist This marvelous book brings us up to date on the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls, taking its place at the head of the line of introductions to the subject. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Dead Sea Scrollsunderstanding more books like this by Steven A Fisdel, Rabbi add to wishlist Fisdel examines the desert community of the 1st century, and its dependence on God, spirituality, social equality, justice, and humility. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $25.56! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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	The Dead Sea Scrolls: A New Translation by Professor Michael O Wise, Martin G Abegg, Jr., Edward Cook see all from $1.99! new only from $2.99!
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