The People of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Their Writings, Beliefs and Practices - Softcover

'...there is a wealth of helpful information and analysis in this collection for the more advanced student or teacher. Garcia Martinez and Trebolle Barrera are to be commended for collecting these essays in one convenient volume...' Todd S. Beall, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 1999.

This book, written jointly by two distinguished Qumran scholars, attempts to provide answers to some important questions that have been discussed recently in media reports on the Dead Sea Scrolls, such as: have certain manuscripts been suppressed?; do the manuscripts question substantial aspects of the Jewish and Christian traditions?; do the roots of Early Christianity derive from the Essene movement?; and more. This volume offers solid and up-to-date information on the literary heritage, the social organization and the religious beliefs of the Qumran community and its links with Early Christianity. It gives the reader an opportunity to look behind the scenes of the research of the Dead Sea texts and the ongoing scholarly debate on the origins of the Essene movement and the Qumran sect.