The Dead Sea Scrolls in Their Historical Context

• Author(s): Timothy H. Lim, University of Edinburgh. Centre for Christian Origins,
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Pages: 309
• ISBN_10: 0567087077
  ISBN_13: 9780567087072
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Religion / Christianity / History , Religion / Antiquities & Archaeology , Social Science / Archaeology ,

Description:... 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.