The Dead Sea scrolls : a full history / [Weston W. Fields].

The Dead Sea scrolls : a full history /

"Since 1998, W.W. Fields has investigated how the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered, acquired, and edited. This first volume of his "Full History" covers the years 1947-1960. It is rich in detail and discloses the history of the Dead Sea Scrolls based on interviews with the first gener...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fields, Weston W.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009-
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Dead Sea scrolls > History.
Dead Sea scrolls > Publication and distribution.
Scholars > Interviews.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • First discoveries at Qumran
  • The mysteries of cave I
  • Discoveries at Wadi Murabba'at
  • The bountiful year
  • More acquisition and decipherment
  • The cave 4 team
  • The St. Mark's scrolls return
  • The most productive year
  • Cave 4 work continues but is stopped by the Suez Crisis
  • Regrouping after Suez
  • The last cave 4 scrolls
  • The museum is on the brink
  • A ray of hope for the museum.

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