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The Essenes, the Scrolls, and the Dead Sea
The Essenes the Scrolls and the Dead Sea
Author: Joan E. Taylor
Ever since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in caves near the site of Qumran in 1947, this mysterious cache of manuscripts has been associated with the Essenes, a 'sect' configured as marginal and isolated. Scholarly consensus has held that an Essene library was hidden ahead of the Roman advance in 68 CE, when Qumran was partly destroyed. ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199554485
ISBN-10: 019955448X
Publication Date: 1/15/2013
Pages: 400
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Hardcover
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