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OverviewThe papers published in this volume were presented at the Fourth Orion International Symposium, whose focus was Jewish history in light of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The first section, History of the Jews and Judaism is devoted to specific topics in Jewish history, such as historical references to the scrolls, comparative studies between the scrolls and Josephus, and issues of Jewish nationalism. The second section, Community and Covenant, comprises studies of community, Jewish law, and the concept of covenant. The third section, Natural Sciences and the Scrolls, reports on examinations of DNA preserved in lesther used for the Scrolls, of dust found in jars from Qumran, of the nature of the stitching of the scrolls, and of the composition of the pottery found at Qumran. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David Goodblatt (University of California, San Diego) , Avital Pinnick , Dr Daniel R SchwartzPublisher: Brill Academic Publishers Imprint: Brill Academic Publishers ISBN: 9781280465499ISBN 10: 1280465492 Pages: 201 Publication Date: 03 February 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Electronic book text Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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