Lost Words and Forgotten Worlds: Rediscovering the Dead Sea ScrollsThe headline is potentially confusing, since the 2010 book edited by Maxine Grossman also has the title Rediscovering the Dead Sea Scrolls. More on that one here and links.
By Andrew Perrin
(Bellingham: Lexham Press, 2025), 348 pp., 66 figs. (color & b/w photos, maps); $28.99 (paperback), $25.99 digital)
From the current review of Perrin's book:
With a clear and pedagogical style, Perrin methodically explains and unpacks these ancient artifacts, equipping the reader with the tools to explore them further. He frequently includes excerpts from the documents themselves, accompanied by comprehensive explanations that contextualize the contents and elucidate their significance. Non-specialist readers are guided through the issues that have dominated scrolls scholarship in recent decades, including the stability of biblical texts through centuries of transcription, the social landscape the scribes inhabited, and the archaeology of the site of Qumran near where the scrolls were discovered.I noted another review of the book here.
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