The Dead Sea Scrolls Bible by Anonymous
The Oldest Known Bible Translated for the First Time into English
A readable translation and study of the biblical manuscripts discovered among the Dead Sea Scrolls that presents early Hebrew and Aramaic versions of many biblical books, compares variant readings with the traditional Masoretic Text and the Septuagint, and explains the textual differences with notes and commentary; it illuminates the diversity of scriptural transmission in the Second Temple period and discusses the implications of these variants for understanding the development of the Hebrew Bible and early Jewish belief and practice.
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- 1999
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