What's new(s) about the Dead Sea Scrolls?

Focuses on the significance of the Dead Sea scrolls in the new understanding of Christian origins and the formation of the Judaic canon. Concept of new and news; Discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls; Conventional understandings of both Judaism and Christianity; Controversy surrounding the nonpublicati...

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Publicado en:Cross Currents Vol. 44; no. 4; pp. 463 - 476
Autor principal: Harrington, Daniel J.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: University of North Carolina Press Winter94/95
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Sumario:Focuses on the significance of the Dead Sea scrolls in the new understanding of Christian origins and the formation of the Judaic canon. Concept of new and news; Discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls; Conventional understandings of both Judaism and Christianity; Controversy surrounding the nonpublication of the Qumran texts; History of the Hebrew bible; Parallelism between the Dead Sea scrolls and the Christian scriptures.