Deciphering the Dead Sea Scrolls (eBook)

Jonathan G. Campbell (Autor)

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2008 | 2. Auflage
240 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-77525-7 (ISBN)

Infos

The second edition of this fascinating book is the ideal
introduction to the importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls from Qumran
and their impact on our understanding of the rise of
Christianity.

* * Introduces the Qumran Scrolls to the uninitiated general
reader.

* Explains how revolutionary the discovery of the Scrolls was and
their enduring significance.

* Sets the Scrolls within the wider context of Jewish history and
religion of the second temple period.

* Now expanded to include additional material about the scrolls
themselves and recent theories about the community behind
them.

This book is not available from Blackwell in the United States
and the Philippines.

Autor

Jonathan G. Campbell studied at Aberdeen and Oxford and has taught at the University of Wales, Lampeter. Since 1996, he has been teaching Biblical Studies, Hebrew and Judaism in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Bristol, where he is Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies and early Judaism. He has published widely on the Dead Sea Scrolls, including Use of Scripture in the Damascus Document (1995). Until recently he was Secretary to the British Association for Jewish Studies.

Inhalt

List of Plates.

List of Maps and Figures.

Text Acknowledgements.

Author's Acknowledgements.

Abbreviations.

1. What are the Dead Sea Scrolls?.

2. The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bible.

3. The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Essenes.

4. An Essene Community at Qumran.

5. The Dead Sea Scrolls and Judaism.

6. Christianity Reconsidered.

7. Controversy and Conspiracy.

Appendix I.

Further Reading.

Notes.

Index.

Rezensionen

"The new edition is somewhat expanded and brought up to date. The
success and usefulness of Campbell's introduction is further
demonstrated in a Polish translation of the work." Journal of
Jewish Studies

Praise for the First Edition:

"Without being sensational, of all the popular introductions on
the market this one explains best how revolutionary the discovery
of the Scrolls really was."- Professor P. R. Davies, in
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament

"In Deciphering the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jonathan Campbell,
an established expert on Qumran, has written for students and the
general reader a clear, well researched, balanced and highly
informative account of the discovery of the Scrolls, the debates
surrounding them, and their significance for a better understanding
of ancient Judaism and the beginnings of Christianity." -
Professor G. Vermes, author of The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in
English

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.5.2008
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum
• Schlagworte: Geschichte • Geschichte des Mittelalters (500-1500) • History • Judaism • Judentum • Medieval History (500-1500) • Religion & Theology • Religion u. Theologie
• ISBN-10: 0-470-77525-4 / 0470775254
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-77525-7 / 9780470775257