The Dead Sea Scrolls Bible The Oldest Known Bible Translated for the First Time into English

by Martin G. Abegg Jr., Peter Flint, Eugene Ulrich

HARPER · 2002

Imagine holding a version of the Old Testament that predates the commonly known texts by a millennium. This volume offers the first English translation of the biblical portions of the Dead Sea Scrolls, presenting the scriptures as they existed during the Second Temple period. Scholars meticulously compare these ancient fragments to later traditions, revealing significant differences and previously unknown passages that illuminate the Bible's earliest form. For serious students of scripture and textual history, this provides an unparalleled window into the biblical world of Jesus and the early rabbis.

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