The Dead Sea Scrolls in English
By Geza VERMES.
Description
The Dead Sea scrolls were found about 8 miles south of Jericho Khirbet Qumran. Members of an ancient Jewish sect climbed the nearby cliffs in order to hide away in caves their precious writings. And they remained there for some 2000 years. This, briefly, is the story of their discovery. The first lot of documents, consisting of several biblical and nine - biblical scrolls, was found accidentally by an Arab shepherd in the spring of 1947. Then, between February 1952 in January 1956, ten more caves were located for located . Altogether, 11 more or less complete Dead Sea Scrolls and thou...
ISBN(s)
185075151X, 9781850751519
