Nearly 0 years after their initial discovery, the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) continue to make headlines. Despite this fascination, many are unfamiliar with the portal these manuscripts open onto ancient Jewish life or the light they shed on the history and evolution of the Bible. In this lively and often humorous book, author Andrew Perrin does more than introduce the scrolls. He makes years of scholarship accessible, allowing readers to encounter the scribes of the scrolls and step into the world in which they lived. A newcomer to the scrolls is faced with puzzling labels for the manuscripts, incomplete texts, […]
