Title
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The
Mystery and Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls
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Author
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Hershel
Shanks
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Call
Number
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BM467
.S453 1999
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Location
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2nd
Floor Humanities
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Rating
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Recommended
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Book
Review
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"The
Mystery and Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls" is as much about the
content of the Dead Sea Scrolls as the history of their re-discovery in the
20th century and the scholarship that has since followed. Hershel
Shanks delves into what the scrolls say, paying particularly attention to
those that aren't part of the Hebrew or Christian Bibles and that reveal
previously unknown details about the lives and conduct of the sect at Qumran.
He also explores the political and social relationships between the
early scholars working to decipher the scrolls, and how they often hindered
rather than helped scholarship on the topic, making this a good read for
those interested in how knowledge and our ideas about history are
constructed.
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Submitted
By
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Kristin
Laughtin-Dunker
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Department
or Major
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Leatherby
Libraries
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Status
|
Staff
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Monday, June 29, 2015
The Mystery and Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls
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