Author: EISENMAN, ROBERT H.
Title: The Dead Sea Scrolls uncovered : the first complete translation and interpretation of 50 key documents withheld for over 35 years / Robert H. Eisenman and Michael Wise
Description: Shaftesbury : Element 1992. Second Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine. very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw. now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 286 pages; Physical description: ix. 286 p.[16] p. Of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Summary: This groundbreaking volume features revelatory material - available primarily for the first time. These 50 documents cast a startling light on events in Palestine at the dawn of Christianity. alluding not only to doctrines we now recognize as Christian. but also to the precursors of Islam and Jewish Kabbalism. Subject: Dead Sea scrolls - Criticism. interpretation. etc. Dead Sea scrolls - Controversial literature. Qumran community - Judaism - Manuscripts. Contents: Messianic and visionary recitals; prophets and pseudo-prophets; Biblical interpretation; calendrical texts and priestly courses; Testaments and admonitions; works reckoned as righteousness - legal texts; hymns and mysteries; divination. magic and miscellaneous.Weight in Kg appr.:

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