The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Christian MythBOOK DETAILPaperback: 278 pages Publisher: Prometheus; Revised, Subsequent edition (March 1, 1992) Language: English ISBN-10:0879757574 ISBN-13: 978-0879757571 Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.5 inches Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces (Viewshipping rates and policies) Customer Reviews: 4.3 out of 5 stars35 customer ratingsBook DescriptionWas Jesus of Nazareth a real historical person or a fictional character in a religious legend? What do the Dead Sea Scrollsreveal about the origins of Christianity? Has there been a conspiracy to suppress information in the Scrolls that contradictstraditional church teaching? John Allegro addresses these and many other intriguing questions in this fascinating accountof what may be the most significant archaeological discovery of the twentieth century.As one of the original scholarsentrusted with the task of deciphering these ancient documents, Allegro worked on some of the most important texts,including the Biblical commentaries. In 1961, King Hussein of Jordan appointed him to be honorary advisor to theJordanian government on the Dead Sea Scrolls. In his engaging and highly readable style, Allegro conveys the excitementof the initial archaeological find and takes the reader on a journey of intellectual discovery that goes to the heart ofWestern culture. Allegro suggests that Christianity evolved out of the Messianic theology of the Essenes, the Jewish sectthat wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls.This new edition of Allegro's book also contains an essay in which he describes the infightingamong the scholars assigned to study the scrolls and his thirty-year battle to release all of the texts to the public.Allegro was one of the first scholars to protest the long delay in publishing the Scrolls and to criticize his colleagues fortheir secretive and possessive attitudes. This issue has recently been the focus of national media coverage, with the resultthat after forty years, open access to all of the Dead Sea Scrolls has finally been permitted.If he had lived to see it, JohnAllegro would have been very pleased by this resolution of the controversy. In the same spirit of free inquiry that Allegrochampioned, Prometheus is reissuing his book in paperback to encourage open discussion of these important ancient texts.
The Dead Sea Scrolls And The Christian Myth Pdf Free
2ff7e9595c
Comments