ISBN10: 0517625350, ISBN13: 9780517625354, [publisher: NY. 1986. Gramercy Publishing reprint of the 1955 original.] Hardcover shiny black "leatherette" hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped (no price listed). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. 3rd printing of this edition. xvi+435p. b&w map. b&w photo illustrations. bibliography. religion. archaeology. ancient history. ancient israel. biblical studies. theology. ~ Early in 1947, a fifteen~year~old Bedouin boy discovered a cave at the edge of the Dead Sea. In it were broken jars containing scrolls of leather wrapped in linen cloth, inscribed in a strange writing. Soon recognized as "the greatest manuscript discovery of modern times," the chance finding of the Dead Sea Scrolls touched off furious controversy among Bible scholars and fascinated the public. Dr. Millar Burrows played a leading role in the first efforts to establish the authenticity and meaning of these documents. In The Dead Sea Scrolls he tells the entire story of the discoveries, of the attempts to date the manuscripts, of their content and their significance. His book is intended primarily for the interested lay reader whose imagination has ...
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