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The Dead Sea scrolls : a full history / Weston W. Fields. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Leiden : Boston : Brill, (c)2009-]Edition: first editionDescription: volume : color illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9004175814
  • 9789004175815
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BM487.F463.D433 2009
  • BM487
Available additional physical forms:
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Contents:
The mysteries of cave 1 -- Discoveries at Wadi Murabba'at -- The bountiful year -- More acquisition and decipherment -- The cave 4 team -- The St. Mark's scrolls return -- The most productive year -- Cave 4 work continues but is stopped by the Suez Crisis -- Regrouping after Suez -- The last cave 4 scrolls -- The museum is on the brink -- A ray of hope for the museum
Review: "Since 1998, W. W. Fields has investigated how the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered, acquired,and edited. This first volume of his "Full History" covers the years 1947-1960. It is rich in detail and discloses the history of the Dead Sea Scrolls based on interviews with the first generation of Dead Sea Scrolls scholars and other people involved in their discovery and publication. In the course of his interviews, Fields has unearthed a wealth of archival material, including diaries and letters previously unknown to the public, which add significant source material to his account. The book is thoroughly illustrated with historic photographs, many in color, illuminating the discovery and editing of the scrolls." ;
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION Non-fiction BM487.F528 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001842067

"A summary and preview of this book was published ... as The Dead Sea Scrolls, a Short History"--Vol. 1, pages 5..

Includes bibliographies and index.

Vol. 1. 1947-1960

Vol. 1. First discoveries at Qumran -- The mysteries of cave 1 -- Discoveries at Wadi Murabba'at -- The bountiful year -- More acquisition and decipherment -- The cave 4 team -- The St. Mark's scrolls return -- The most productive year -- Cave 4 work continues but is stopped by the Suez Crisis -- Regrouping after Suez -- The last cave 4 scrolls -- The museum is on the brink -- A ray of hope for the museum

"Since 1998, W. W. Fields has investigated how the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered, acquired,and edited. This first volume of his "Full History" covers the years 1947-1960. It is rich in detail and discloses the history of the Dead Sea Scrolls based on interviews with the first generation of Dead Sea Scrolls scholars and other people involved in their discovery and publication. In the course of his interviews, Fields has unearthed a wealth of archival material, including diaries and letters previously unknown to the public, which add significant source material to his account. The book is thoroughly illustrated with historic photographs, many in color, illuminating the discovery and editing of the scrolls." ;

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