Scrolls, scriptures, and early Christianity
By: Geza Vermes.
Series: Library of Second Temple studies ;; 56
Publisher: T&T Clark International
Published: 2005
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 86
Subjects: Dead Sea scrolls.; Bible. O.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish.; Qumran community.; Essenes.; Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: The present state of Dead Sea scrolls research; title: Access to the Dead Sea scrolls; title: The Essenes and history; title: The leadership of the Qumran community; title: The Qumran community, the Essenes, and nascent Christianity; title: Bible interpretation at Qumran; title: Biblical proof-texts in Qumran literature; title: Eschatological world view in the Dead Sea scrolls and in the New Testament.