TY - BOOK AU - Collins,John J. TI - The Dead Sea scrolls: a biography T2 - Lives of great religious books SN - 9781400844609 AV - BM487 .D433 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - Princeton PB - Princeton University Press KW - Dead Sea scrolls KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; The Discovery of the Scrolls --; The Essenes --; The Site of Qumran --; The Scrolls and Christianity --; The Scrolls and Judaism --; The Scrolls and the Bible --; The Battle for the Scrolls --; Appendix. Personalities in the Discovery and Subsequent Controversies; 2; b N2 - Since they were first discovered in the caves at Qumran in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have aroused more fascination--and more controversy--than perhaps any other archaeological find. They appear to have been hidden in the Judean desert by the Essenes, a Jewish sect that existed around the time of Jesus, and they continue to inspire veneration and conspiracy theories to this day. John Collins tells the story of the bitter conflicts that have swirled around the scrolls since their startling discovery, and sheds light on their true significance for Jewish and Christian history. Collins UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=493519&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -