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A. Powell Davies (1902–1957)

Author of The Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls

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The Ten Commandments (1956) 38 copies
America's real religion (1949) 38 copies
The urge to persecute (1953) 7 copies

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Collected Meditations on Liberal Religion
 
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phoenixlibrary2023 | Feb 22, 2024 |
Excellent read. It is intriguing how the books were discovered, translated, and interpreted, and how much they reveal of ancient history before Jesus' and during time, although I think Davies (and those of whom he mentions who translated the DSS) speculative thoughts are erred.

Davies says, for example, "Nowhere in the Synoptic Gospels, even accepting the record exactly as it is, do we find a clear indication that Jesus regarded himself as the Messiah from the beginning of his ministry." Unfortunately, "accepting the record exactly as it is," Davies would be found to be incorrect (see Luke 2:49; 4:18-20; Matthew 21:13; John 2:16, Jesus confirms his self-knowledge of his unique relationship with God when he says, 'My Father's house," and quoting OT texts and referring it to himself).

Of course, the book is outdated (1956) and, perhaps, a more modern reading of the DSS might correct much of Davies speculative interpretations of the DSS. Nevertheless, this is a great read and I do recommend it (despite it being outdated and conjectural, as he himself admits, with reference to its relative importance in understanding Jesus Christ as revealed in the Bible), at least, as an intro into the DSS.
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atdCross | 2 other reviews | May 21, 2022 |
Davies was an amazing man and an influential minister both within Unitarian Universalism and in the United States. Like Jefferson, he saw Unitarian Universalism as the religion for America.
 
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uujeff | Feb 13, 2013 |
Older book about the discovery and meaning of the world famed Dead Sea Scrolls is unfolded in this arresting book which describes the importance and tremendous interet to believers everywhere of the centuries old documents found in a cave in the Holy Land. (from back cover)
 
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scsaglib | 2 other reviews | Jul 23, 2009 |

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