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The archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls
by Magness, Jodi
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- Hardcover
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- 0802845894
- ISBN 13
- 9780802845894
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Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Pub, 2002. Hardcover. Very fine in very fine dj; as new/as new. Blue illustrated glossy dj; 238 pg. ; illustrations ; 24 cm.; bibliographical references and indexes. "The Dead Sea Scrolls are among the most interesting and important archaeological discoveries ever made, and the excavation of the Qumran community itself has provided invaluable information about Judaism and the Jewish world in the last centuries B.C.E. Like the Dead Sea Scrolls, however, the Qumran site continues to be the object of intense scholarly debate. In a book meant to introduce general readers to this fascinating area of study, veteran archaeologist Jodi Magness here provides an overview of the archaeology of Qumran and presents an exciting new interpretation of this ancient community based on information found in the Dead Sea Scrolls and other contemporary documents. Magness's work offers a number of fresh conclusions concerning life at Qumran. She agrees that Qumran was a sectarian settlement but rejects other unconventional views, including the view that Qumran was a villa rustica or manor house. By carefully analyzing the published information on Qumran, she refines the site's chronology, reinterprets the purpose of some of its rooms, and reexamines the archaeological evidence for the presence of women and children in the settlement. Numerous photos and diagrams give readers a firsthand look at the site. Written with an expert's insight yet with a journalist's spunk, this engaging book is sure to reinvigorate discussion of this monumental archaeological find." âPubisher. || Qumran community. Excavations (Archaeology) -- West Bank. Communauté de Qumr n. Fouilles (Archéologie) -- Cisjordanie. Excavations (Archaeology) Qumran community. Archäologie Dode-Zeerollen. Archeologie. Qumran community.
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- Title
- The archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls
- Author
- Magness, Jodi
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New Very fine in very fine dj; as new
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- as new
- Quantity Available
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- ISBN 10
- 0802845894
- ISBN 13
- 9780802845894
- Publisher
- William B. Eerdmans Pub
- Place of Publication
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- Studies in the Dead Sea scrolls and related literature; Variation: Studies in the Dead Sea scrolls and related literature. Contents: An Introduction to the Archaeology of Qumran -- The Discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Exploration of Qumran
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