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The Dead Sea Scrolls

A Biography

by John J. Collins

John J. Collins's concise history of the Dead Sea Scrolls since their discovery in 1947: the finds at Qumran, the controversies over their publication, theories about the community behind them, and what they reveal about Judaism and early Christianity. A balanced introduction by a leading specialist.

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