Second Thoughts on the Dead Sea Scrolls

In this reader-friendly overview, one of the twentieth century's leading biblical scholars offers his insights into the importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls for biblical studies and the histories of Judaism and Christianity. He tells the story of the discovery of the scrolls and their ongoing significance.ContentsPrologue1 The First Discoveries2 Later Discoveries3 Dating the Finds4 Khirbet Qumran5 Wadi Murabba'at and Khirbet Mird6 The Scrolls and the Old Testament7 Biblical Interpretation and the Messianic Hope8 The Teacher of Righteousness and His Enemies9 The Qumran Community10 Qumran and the Essenes11 Qumran and ChristianityEpilogueF.F. Bruce (1910-1990) was Rylands Professor of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis at the University of Manchester in England. During his distinguished career he wrote many bestselling commentaries and books including 'Paul: Apostle of the Heart Set Free' and 'A Mind for What Matters'. He also served as general editor of The New International Commentary on the New Testament.