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Blurb: “This is a revised edition of the best popular account of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
in the early summer of 1947 an Arab shepherd stumbled on a cave near the Dead Sea and brought to light seven ancient scrolls. They proved to be part of the library of a Jewish monastic community which was in existence before and during the time of Christ. With the later discovery of the remains of hundreds more scrolls we have today an undreamt-of insight into Jewish sectarianism of this all-important period. It is already clear that many of the characteristic ideas of Jewish Christianity were cradled in just such a religious environment.
John Allegro has long been connected with this exciting new field of research, both as an expert linguist and as trustee and secretary of the Dead Sea Scrolls Fund. In this new edition he has reappraised the discoveries, with their particular importance for New Testament studies, in the light of the very latest finds, and has discussed the possibility of future finds.
Hitherto unpublished texts concerning the Essenes have been added to the book, which now includes a completely new set of plates.”