02918nam a22003257a 4500 20231116092116.0 160913s2017 enkab b 001 0 eng d 2016953719 bnb 9780198779520 0198779526 (OCoLC)ocn978451657 YDX eng YDX rda OCLCO QCL OCLCF NHA BKL D9M YYP PAU BD-DhBPA BM487 .L54 2017 296.155 23 LIT 2017 Lim, Timothy H., author. The Dead Sea Scrolls : a very short introduction / Timothy H. Lim. Second edition. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017 xvi, 147 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm Very short introductions ; 143 Previous edition: 2005. Includes bibliographical references and index. The Dead Sea Scrolls as cultural icon -- The archaeological site and caves -- On scrolls and fragments -- New light on the Hebrew Bible -- The canon, authoritative scriptures, and the scrolls -- Who owned the scrolls? -- Literary compositions of the scrolls collections -- Jewish sectarianism in the Second Temple Period -- The communities of the Dead Sea Scrolls -- The religious beliefs of the sectarian communities -- The scrolls and early Christianity -- The greatest manuscript discovery. Since their discovery in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have become an icon in popular culture that transcends their status as ancient Jewish manuscripts. Everyone has heard of the Scrolls, but amidst the conspiracies, the politics, and the sensational claims, it can be difficult to separate the myths from the reality. In this Very Short introductions, Timothy Lim discusses the cultural significance of the finds, and the religious, political and legal controversies during the seventy years of study since the discovery. He also looks at the contribution the Scrolls have made to our understanding of the Old Testament or Hebrew Bible, and the origins of early Christianity. Exploring the most recent scholarly discussions on the archaeology of Khirbet Qumran, and the study of the biblical texts, the canon, and the history of the Second Temple Period, he considers what the scrolls reveal about sectarianism in early Judaism. Was the archaeological site of Qumran a centre of monastic life, a fortress, a villa, or a pottery factory? Why were some of their biblical texts so different from the ones that we read today? Did they have 'a Bible'? Who were the Essenes and why did they think that humanity is to be divided between 'the sons of light' and those in darkness? And, finally, do the Scrolls reflect the teachings of the earliest followers of Jesus? Dead Sea scrolls. 142554 Dead Sea scrolls. fast 142554 Very short introductions ; 143. ddc BK 50688 50688 0 0 ddc 0 0 BPATC BPATC CHILD 0 296.155 LIT 2017 107520 2018-05-30 00:00:00 2018-05-30 BK