The Dead Sea Scrolls Bible
The Oldest Known Bible Translated for the First Time into English
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On Sale:
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10/10/2002
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Formats:
Trade paperback
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From the dramatic find in the caves of Qumran, the world's most ancient version of the Bible allows us to read the scriptures as they were in the time of Jesus.
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Author Extras
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Critical Praise for
The Dead Sea Scrolls Bible
“This is just the kind of book that research scholars and students have been looking for; an exhaustive compendium of all biblical manuscripts among the Dead Sea Scrolls . . .”
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In-Chief
“Here is a book we will soon wonder how we did without. Bible scholars will find it essential; students will find it stimulating and exciting; anyone interested in the beginnings of Judaism and Christianity will find it fascinating. This is a book many have been awaiting since the Dead Sea Scrolls were first discovered half a century ago.”
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N. T. Wright, author of The Meaning of Jesus
“A welcome and exciting work. Now readers have a chance to get closer to the original words of the Bible. Read this book with a Bible alongside it, and you’ll get a sense of how intriguing, instructive, and revealing it can be to explore the Bible in its earliest form.”
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Richard Elliot Friedman, author of Who Wrote the Bible, The Hidden Book in the Bible and Commentary on the Torah
“The biblical Dead Sea Scrolls have revolutionized our understanding of the Jewish scriptures, their origin, formation and role. Yet they remain largely ignored by the wider public that has devoured book after book on the non-biblical texts. Scholars, too, will find this volume invaluable. I have long wished for a resource such as this.”
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Philip R. Davies, Professor of Biblical Studies, University of Sheffield
“This is fascinating textual criticism and the nearest thing to having ‘the Bible Jesus read.’”
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Christianity Today
“Will be read with great interest by scholars...an important contribution.”
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Bible Review
“Extremely important...these ancient manuscripts preserving the Old Testament in its original languages are roughly one thousand years older than the previous known manuscripts. They contain different readings of familiar passages, but they also contain passages that have been lost...Many of the manuscripts present the biblical books with the contents arranged differently from our familiar editions. The Psalms at Qumran include many individual Psalms not in our Psalter, and the order of Psalms 91-150 is very different...the manuscripts provide evidence of the final stages of the composition of many of the Old Testament books...the scrolls give evidence of the shape of the canon for the group that left them behind. They apparently accepted the book of Jubilees as Scripture and perhaps also 1 Enoch...not just a book for scholars...All those who want to know what the Bible really says will want this book. They will sing, ‘Hallelujah!’”
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Southwestern Journal of Theology
“All those who want to know what the Bible really says will want this book. They will sing, ‘Hallelujah!’”
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Southwestern Journal of Theology
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