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Second Thoughts on the Dead Sea Scrolls, An Overview (Book/ Paperback)

Product Overview

In this reader-friendly overview, one of the twentieth century's leading biblical scholars offers his insights into the importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls for biblical studies and the histories of Judaism and Christianity. He tells the story of the discovery of the scrolls and their ongoing significance.

Contents

Prologue
1 The First Discoveries
2 Later Discoveries
3 Dating the Finds
4 Khirbet Qumran
5 Wadi Murabba'at and Khirbet Mird
6 The Scrolls and the Old Testament
7 Biblical Interpretation and the Messianic Hope
8 The Teacher of Righteousness and His Enemies
9 The Qumran Community
10 Qumran and the Essenes
11 Qumran and Christianity
Epilogue

About the Author(s)

F. F. Bruce (1910-1990) (Frederick Fyvie Bruce) was Rylands Professor of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis at the University of Manchester in England. During his distinguished career, he wrote more than forty bestselling commentaries and books, including several titles published by InterVarsity Press, A Mind for What Matters and Paul, Apostle of the Heart Set Free. He also served as general editor of The New International Commentary on the New Testament.