The Dead Sea Scrolls
Subtitle: Rule of the Community
Contributors: James H. Charlesworth (Editor); Henry W. L. Rietz (Editor); Michael T. Davis (Editor); Brent A. Strawn (Editor); Muzeon Yisrael (Editor); Hekhal Ha-Sefer (Editor)
Edition: Photographic Multi-language Ed edition
Publisher: Continuum Intl Pub Group (Sd)
Published: August 1996
Language: eng; heb; fre; ger; ita; spa
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9780826409119
Subjects: Criticism & exegesis of sacred texts; Judaism; Manuscripts, Hebrew; Christianity - History; Dead Sea Scrolls; Religion; Religion - Biblical Studies; Judaism - Sacred Writings; Bible - Study - General; Judaism - General; Qumran community; Facsimiles
Description: Of the many Dead Sea Scrolls and innumerable fragments, the most important arguably is the Rule of the Community. It is the rule book of the Qumran Community in which many of the Scrolls were composed or copied, and it is the single most important source for understanding the history and theology of this community.

This edition of the Rule of the Community is published in cooperation with the American Interfaith Institute/World Alliance and the Israel Museum's Shrine of the Book. The book incorporates state of the art photography and transcription of the original Hebrew text. To make the Scroll accessible to the world community, this edition includes translations in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, and modern Hebrew.