he author has studied the more than 900 scrolls (some of them little more than fragments) for more than three decades. He tells the fascinating story of the discovery of the scrolls in 1947 by a Bedouin shepherd looking for his lost goat, reviews all the theories about the small community at Qumran near the Dead Sea whose nearby caves kept the scrolls preserved for 2000 years, and describes the bitter battles swirling among Christian and western scholars since the scrolls were first discovered.More on Professor Collins and his new book here and links.
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Review of Collins, The Dead Sea Scrolls – A Biography
BOOK REVIEW by Rabbi John Rosove at JewishJournal.com: “The Dead Sea Scrolls – A Biography” – Book Review and Recommendation.
