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

by Martin Abegg, Jr. (Translator), Peter W. Flint (Translator), Eugene Ulrich (Translator)

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From the dramatic find in the caves of Qumran, The Dead Sea Scrolls Bible presents the world's most ancient version of the Bible. Prior to the discovery of the Scrolls, the oldest complete Bible was dated to the 11th century A.D. But this book translates texts more than 1,000 years older, allowing us to read the Bible it was in the time of Jesus. This volume includes all 220 of the biblical Dead Sea Scrolls, preserve parts of all but one book in the Hebrew Bible. They confirm that the text of the Old Testament as it has been handed down through the ages is largely correct, yet they also reveal numerous important differences. The Dead Sea Scrolls Bible offers new and striking textual readings that clarify millennia-old puzzles, restores lost psalms, reveals previously unknown details about the lives of biblical figures, and provides new information on how the Hebrew Bible was created. The texts are translated into English by Eugene Ulrich, one of the three general editors of the Dead Sea Scrolls, Peter Flint and Martin Abegg Jr., the directors of the Dead Sea Scrolls Institute. Commentary by the editors provides insight into the cultural and religious traditions behind the scrolls and the Bible itself.… (more)
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  StFrancisofAssisi | Jan 31, 2019 |
Essential for the "Lifetime Learner" who wishes to live by his own evaluation of the Bible free of 3rd party conflicts and denominational quirks. Find where the most current manuscripts stand when compared to the older Qumran writers. Challenge yourself to find manuscript prejudices and conflicts. ( )
  verncox | Jan 23, 2016 |
The next best thing to owning the Discoveries from the Judaean Desert Series is this book. And while the DJD Series costs $200-$300 apiece, this beauty goes for less than $20. One of the only translations available (but a pretty decent one) of the canonical books from the Dead Sea Scrolls collected together in one volume. Like a Critical Edition, extensive notes list important or interesting variants between the DSS and various other manuscripts. Lacua, breaks, and gaps in the DSS books (as compiled from the various texts for each book) are filled in using the Masoretic--the Masoretic is clearly distinguished from the DSS. Several additional goodies are included such as newly discovered Psalms and Sirach. ( )
  slaveofOne | Dec 23, 2005 |
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  semoffat | Aug 27, 2021 |
NO OF PAGES: 646 SUB CAT I: Dead Sea Scrolls SUB CAT II: SUB CAT III: DESCRIPTION: Three of the world's foremost Dead Sea Scrolls scholars present the first English translation of the earliest Biblical documents ever discovered.NOTES: Purchased at the Dead Sea Scrolls Seminar April 30, 2001 SUBTITLE: The Oldest Known Bible Translated For The First Time Into English
  BeitHallel | Feb 18, 2011 |
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From the dramatic find in the caves of Qumran, The Dead Sea Scrolls Bible presents the world's most ancient version of the Bible. Prior to the discovery of the Scrolls, the oldest complete Bible was dated to the 11th century A.D. But this book translates texts more than 1,000 years older, allowing us to read the Bible it was in the time of Jesus. This volume includes all 220 of the biblical Dead Sea Scrolls, preserve parts of all but one book in the Hebrew Bible. They confirm that the text of the Old Testament as it has been handed down through the ages is largely correct, yet they also reveal numerous important differences. The Dead Sea Scrolls Bible offers new and striking textual readings that clarify millennia-old puzzles, restores lost psalms, reveals previously unknown details about the lives of biblical figures, and provides new information on how the Hebrew Bible was created. The texts are translated into English by Eugene Ulrich, one of the three general editors of the Dead Sea Scrolls, Peter Flint and Martin Abegg Jr., the directors of the Dead Sea Scrolls Institute. Commentary by the editors provides insight into the cultural and religious traditions behind the scrolls and the Bible itself.

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