The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English

7th Edition

Dr Geza Vermes

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Penguin
16 April 2012

Religion & beliefs; Judaism: sacred texts

A newly updated edition of the landmark translation by the esteemed Biblical scholar

The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the Judaean desert between 1947 and 1956 transformed our understanding of the Hebrew Bible, early Judaism and the origins of Christianity. These extraordinary manuscripts appear to have been hidden in the caves at Quumran by members of the Essene community, a Jewish sect in existence

before and during the time of Jesus. Some sixty years after the Scrolls' first discovery, this revised and much expanded edition of The Dead Sea Scrolls in English crowns a lifetime of research by the great Qumran scholar Geza Vermes.

As well as superb translations of all non-biblical texts sufficiently well preserved to be rendered into English, there are also a number of previously unpublished texts, and a new preface.

Since its first publication in 1962, The Dead Sea Scrolls in English has established itself as the standard English translation of the non-Biblical Qumran Scrolls and as giving an astonishing insight to the organization, customs, history and beliefs of the community responsible for them. This seventh edition will contain new material, together with extensive new introductory material and notes.

Translated by: Dr Geza Vermes
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 7th Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 495g
ISBN: 9780141197319
ISBN 10: 0141197315
Pages: 720
Publication Date: 16 April 2012
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Geza Vermes was born in Hungary in 1924. He studied in Budapest and Louvain. He was the first Professor of Jewish Studies at Oxford. His other books published by Penguin are The Changing Faces of Jesus and The Authentic Gospel of Jesus.

Reviews for The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English (7th Edition)

No translation of the Scrolls is either more readable or more authoritative than that of Vermes -- John J. Collins The Times Higher Education Supplement Fascinating, not least because of Geza Vermes' wonderful introduction and translation -- Justin Cartwright Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year