The people of the Dead Sea Scrolls
By: Florentino García Martínez & Julio Trebolle Barrera ; translated by Wilfred G.E. Watson.
Contributors: Trebolle Barrera, Julio C.; Watson, Wilfred G. E.
Publisher: E.J. Brill
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Leiden, Netherlands; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
Subjects: Dead Sea scrolls.; Qumran community.; Essenes.; Christianity -- Origin.
Other titles: Their writings, beliefs, and practices
Description: This authoritative volume provides reliable, up-to-date information on the literary heritage and social organization of the Qumran community, its religious beliefs, and its links with early Christianity. The reader is given an opportunity to look behind the scenes, to gain an insight into the state of current research on the Dead Sea texts and to experience first-hand the ongoing scholarly debate on the origins of the Essene movement and the Qumran sect.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-269).