Penguin Classics The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English, (Paperback)

from deusvitae

An accessible translation of the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS). Vermes was a great scholar, well-attuned to Rabbinic texts and thus the history of Judaism, and this is reflected in his treatment of the DSS. The introduction may be long but it is thorough, discussing the circumstances of the discovery of...

from ElTomaso

Essential reading for all who want to know the truth about the origins of religion in the early Mediterranean.

from Believe

I would recommend research about the scrolls before buying and then the book will be more interesting and understood

from deusvitae

An accessible translation of the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS). Vermes was a great scholar, well-attuned to Rabbinic texts and thus the history of Judaism, and this is reflected in his treatment of the DSS. The introduction may be long but it is thorough, discussing the circumstances of the discovery of...

from ElTomaso

Essential reading for all who want to know the truth about the origins of religion in the early Mediterranean.