Dead Sea Scrolls

Coin of Antiochos IV Epiphanes
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Coin of Antiochos IV Epiphanes

Courtesy of Classical Numismatic Group The reverse shows Zeus(King of the Gods) enthroned carrying the Goddess Nike(Victory). See also: Silver Tetradrachm of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, 164 BCE

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Discovery and Acquisition, 1947–1956, Lawrence H. Schiffman, Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia, 1994.
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Discovery and Acquisition, 1947–1956, Lawrence H. Schiffman, Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia, 1994.

The Dead Sea Scrolls were not discovered all at once in 1947. We have several accounts from antiquity and the Middle Ages about scrolls discovered in the region of Jericho. These previously discovered scrolls may have reached certain circles that influenced Karaism, a medieval Jewish sectarian movement that has certain parallels to the Dead Sea […]

The Dead Sea Scrolls and the People Who Wrote Them, Frank Moore Cross, <i>Biblical Archaeology Review</i> (3:1), Mar 1977.
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The Dead Sea Scrolls and the People Who Wrote Them, Frank Moore Cross, Biblical Archaeology Review (3:1), Mar 1977.

After a quarter century of discovery and publication, the study of the manuscripts from the desert of Judah has entered a new, more mature phase. True, the heat and noise of the early controversies have not wholly dissipated. One occasionally hears the agonized cry of a scholar pinned beneath a collapsed theory. And in the […]

Shrine of the Book
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Shrine of the Book

The Shrine of the Book is the home of several exceptional archaeological finds: the Dead Sea Scrolls and other rare ancient manuscripts. The dome covers a structure which is two-thirds below the ground, and is reflected in a pool of water that surrounds it. Across from the white dome is a black basalt wall. According […]

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About the Dead Sea Scrolls
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About the Dead Sea Scrolls

 

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The Enigma of Qumran, Hershel Shanks, <i>Biblical Archaeology Review</i> (24:01), Jan/Feb 1998.
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The Enigma of Qumran, Hershel Shanks, Biblical Archaeology Review (24:01), Jan/Feb 1998.

Four archaeologists assess the site If you want to understand how archaeologists think, how they reason, how they work, how they interpret finds—and why they sometimes disagree—you will enjoy this discussion among four prominent archaeologists who know as much about Qumran and its excavation as can be known today. Long associated with the Dead Sea […]

Excavation
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Excavation

Overview Overview- Excavation Secondary sources Qumran, Khirbet (M.R. 193127), Jerome Murphy-O’Connor, Anchor Bible Dictionary (ed. David Noel Freedman), Doubleday, New York 1992. The Archaeology of Qumran, Lawrence H. Schiffman, Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia 1994. Frank Moore Cross. The Dead Sea Scrolls and the People Who Wrote Them.” Biblical Archaeology Review […]

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What Was Qumran? Not a Country Villa, Jodi Magness, <i>Biblical Archaeology Review</i> (22:06), Nov/Dec 1996.
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What Was Qumran? Not a Country Villa, Jodi Magness, Biblical Archaeology Review (22:06), Nov/Dec 1996.

  Everyone wants to know who lived at Qumran, the settlement adjacent to the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. And sometimes it seems that everyone has a different opinion. With hopes of helping to solve the riddle, I’d like to address the other side of this question- Who didn’t live there? Our […]

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Identification of the Sect
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Identification of the Sect

Overview Overview- Identification of the Sect Primary sources Josephus, Antiquities XIII, 297- The Pharisees and Sadducees on the Traditions of the Fathers Josephus, Antiquities XVIII, 18-22- The Doctrine of the Essenes Josephus, War II, 119-61- The Life of the Essenes Philo, Every Good Man is Free XII, 75-87- Description of the Essenes Pliny, Natural History […]

The Decline of Sectarianism
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The Decline of Sectarianism

Overview Overview- The Decline of Sectarianism Primary sources The Theodotus Inscription in Jerusalem- The Functions of the Synagogue, Texts and Traditions, ed. Lawrence H. Schiffman, Ktav Publishing House, Hoboken NJ, 1998, p.474. Secondary sources Qumran in the Roman Period, Lawrence H. Schiffman, Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia, 1994. Masada and Its […]