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Ever since their discovery in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have fascinated people from all walks of life. Because these scrolls include the earliest known manuscripts of the Bible, as well as nonbiblical literature, they contain a gold mine of information about the history of Judaism and the background of Christianity. Many studies of the scrolls have appeared in recent years rehearsing tired theories about their origins and significance. Some books sensationalize the controversy between scholars concerning control and publication of the scrolls. At last, in Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls, we get an invigorating new perspective as we return to the study of the scrolls themselves.

"A pioneering work of scholarship by a man who has made the scrolls his life's work ... There is little doubt that the book will reverberate for a long time to come."

Chaim Potok, from the Foreword

"The most thorough and authoritative of the flood of new books occasioned by the full release of the Dead Sea Scrolls ... Schiffman... clearly presents what scholars know and, equally important, what they don't know about the documents that many would agree constitute the greatest archaeological find of the century."

Kirkus Reviews

"Amidst the proliferation of books on Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls, this volume emerges as one of the most complete and well rounded. This is the introduction you've been waiting for."

— Emanuel Tov, Editor-in-Cheif, Dead Sea Scrolls Publication Project

List of Tables, Charts, and Maps Author's Note Foreword by Chaim Potok Preface Acknowledgments Introduction PART I Discovery and Disclosure: Liberating the Scrolls 1 Shepherds and Scholars: Secrets of the Caves 2 Scholars, Scrolls, and Scandals 3 The Archaeology of Qumran PART II The Community at Qumran 4 Judaism, Hellenism, and Sectarianism 5 Origins and Early History 6 The Character of the Community 7 Leadership 8 Women in the Scrolls 9 Faith and Belief PART III Closing the Canon: Biblical Texts and Interpretation 10 Bible, Canon, and Text 11Apocryphal Literature 12 Wisdom and the Mysteries of Creation 13 Biblical Interpretation 14 The Prophets in the Hands of Men PART IV To Live as a Jew 15 The Theology of Jewish Law 16 The Enigma of the Temple Scroll 17 The Law of the Sect 18 Prayer and Ritual Part V Mysticism, Messianism, and the End of Days 19 The Messianic Idea 20 The Community at the End of Days 21 The "Pierced Messiah" and Other Controversial Texts 22 Mysticism and Magic Part VI Sectarianism, Nationalism, and Consensus 23 Israel and the Nations 24 Jerusalem, the Holy City 25 The Decline of Sectarianism and the Emergence of Rabbinic Judaism List of Abbreviations Reference Notes Glossary Guide to Dead Sea Scrolls Text Cited

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