The Dead Sea Scrolls: Qumran in Perspective (1977 Vermès), book

The Dead Sea Scrolls: Qumran in Perspective (1977) is a book by Géza Vermès.

Editions

Published in London [England]: Collins, 1977. Repr. 1981 and 2012.

Translations

• Los manuscritos del Mar Muerto (1987 Vermès), book (Spanish ed.)

• A qumráni közösség és a holt-tengeri tekercsek története (1998 Vermès), book (Hungarian ed.)

Contents

Discoveries in the Judean Desert -- Authenticity and dating of the Scrolls -- The Qumran Library -- Life and institutions of the Sect -- Identification of the community -- History of the Sect -- The religious ideas and ideals of the community -- Qumran and Biblical Studies.