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The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English (2011) is a book by Géza Vermès, the 7th revised edition of The Dead Sea Scrolls in English (1962 Vermès), book.

Abstract

"A newly updated edition of the landmark translation by one of our greatest religious scholars ... Since its publication in 1962, esteemed biblical expert Géza Vermes's translation of the Dead Sea Scrolls has established itself as the authoritative standard. The original manuscripts, discovered in the Judean Desert between 1947 and 1956, completely transformed our understanding of the Hebrew Bible, early Judaism, and the origin of Christianity. Now in its seventh edition, The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English has been updated with a number of previously unpublished texts, as well as extensive new introductory material and notes. Some sixty years after the Scrolls' discovery, this revised and expanded volume crowns a lifetime of research by Vermes ... For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators ... Discovered on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea in the decade after the Second World War, the Dead Sea Scrolls are a historical and religious record of immense significance, altering our understanding of Jewish and early Christian history.The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English is translated and edited with an introduction and notes by Geza Vermes in Penguin Classics. 'He will heal the wounded and revive the dead and bring good news to the poor' The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the Judaean desert between 1947 and 1956 was one of the greatest archaeological finds of all time. These extraordinary manuscripts appear to have been hidden in the caves at Qumran by the Essenes, a Jewish sect in existence before and during the time of Jesus. Written in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek, the scrolls have transformed our understanding of the Hebrew Bible, early Judaism and the origins of Christianity. This acclaimed translation by Geza Vermes, the world's leading Dead Sea Scrolls scholar, has established itself as the classic version of these texts. This revised seventh edition contains a new foreword, amendments and a fully updated bibliography. Geza Vermes (b.1924) was born in Hungary. He studied in Budapest and Louvain. He was the first Professor of Jewish Studies at Oxford. His other books published by Penguin are The Changing Faces of Jesus and The Authentic Gospel of Jesus. 'No translation of the scrolls is either more readable or more authoritative than that of Vermes'The Times Higher Education Supplement 'Excellent, up-to-date ... will enable the general public to read the non-biblical scrolls and to judge for themselves their importance'The New York Times Book Review 'Fascinating, not least because of Geza Vermes' wonderful introduction and translation' Justin Cartwright, Daily Telegraph Books of the Year."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in London [England]: Penguin Books, 2011.

• 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

Contents

The rules -- Hymns and poems -- Calendars, liturgies and prayers -- Historical and apocalyptic works -- Wisdom literature -- Bible interpretation -- Biblically based apocryphal works -- Miscellanea.

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