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The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English (1997) is a book by Géza Vermès, the 5th ed. of The Dead Sea Scrolls in English (1962 Vermès), book.

Abstract

"Nothing in the modern study of ancient Judaism and the birth of Christianity can match the 50-year saga of these documents, discovered by a lowly goatherd in the spring of 1947. Now, after years of academic debate and maneuvering as tense as any espionage novel, the Dead Sea Scrolls and fragments are at last available in their entirety, in the established standard English version ... The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English -- the crowning achievement of esteemed biblical scholar Geza Vermes -- provides not only reliable, direct access to these intriguing documents but a wealth of scholarly information and an outline of the history surrounding them. Here, for scholars, students, and the fascinated general reader, are the texts which endure as the nonbiblical center of Judeo-Christianity and the foundation of Western literary traditions."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in London [England]: Lane 1997. 2nd revised ed. in London [England]: Penguin Books, 2004.

• The Dead Sea Scrolls in English, 1st ed. (1962 Vermès), book
• The Dead Sea Scrolls in English, 2nd ed. (1975 Vermès), book
• The Dead Sea Scrolls in English, 3rd ed. (1987 Vermès), book
• The Dead Sea Scrolls in English, 4th ed. (1995 Vermès), book
• The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English, 5th ed. (1997 Vermès), book
• The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English, 6th ed. (2004 Vermès), book
• The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English, 7th ed. (2011 Vermès), book

Table of contents

I. Introduction -- A Bird's-Eye View of Fifty Years of Dead Sea Scrolls Research -- The Present State of Dead Sea Scrolls Studies -- Qumran and the New Testament -- Qumran's Greatest Novelty -- II. The Community -- App.: The Essenes and the Qumran Community -- III. The History of the Community -- IV. The Religious Ideas of the Community -- A. The Rules -- B. Hymns and Poems -- C. Calendars, Liturgies and Prayers -- D. Apocalyptic Works -- E. Wisdom Literature -- F. Bible Interpretation -- G. Biblically Based Apocryphal Works -- Scroll Catalogue -- Index of Qumran Texts -- Major Editions of Qumran Manuscripts

External links

• Google Books