THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS

A GENERAL INTRODUCTION


Copyright 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999 William P. Griffin

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TOPICS

1. INTRODUCTION TO THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS

2. THE QUMRAN DISCOVERIES

3. TYPES OF LITERATURE

4. THE QUMRAN COMMUNITY

5. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS

6. THE DIVINE NAME AND THE SCROLLS

7. SCRIBAL CORRECTIONS

8. TEXTUAL CRITICISM (TRYING TO GET BACK TO THE ORIGINAL TEXT)

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