Author: Shani L. Berrin
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004124845
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
This systematic exegetical analysis of 4QpNah focuses upon "lemma/pesher correspondence." Historical and literary analyses demonstrate the close relationship of the contemporising pesher interpretations to the biblical base-text of Nahum, in form, content, and language.
The Pesher Nahum Scroll from Qumran
Author: Shani L. Berrin
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004124845
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
This systematic exegetical analysis of 4QpNah focuses upon "lemma/pesher correspondence." Historical and literary analyses demonstrate the close relationship of the contemporising pesher interpretations to the biblical base-text of Nahum, in form, content, and language.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004124845
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
This systematic exegetical analysis of 4QpNah focuses upon "lemma/pesher correspondence." Historical and literary analyses demonstrate the close relationship of the contemporising pesher interpretations to the biblical base-text of Nahum, in form, content, and language.
The Story of the Scrolls
Author: Geza Vermes
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141937297
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in Qumran, Palestine, in 1947 was one of the greatest archaeological finds of all time. Written in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek, and hidden in caves by an ancient Jewish sect, these mysterious manuscripts revolutionized our understanding of the Bible, of Judaism and the early Christian world. Geza Vermes is the world's leading Dead Sea Scrolls scholar, whose English translations brought these extraordinary documents to thousands, and whose life has been inextricably interwoven with the scrolls for over sixty years. In this illuminating book he relates the controversial story of their discovery and publication around the world, revealing cover-ups, blunders and academic in-fighting, but also the passion and dedication of many of those involved. He shares what he has learned about the scrolls and, evaluating passages from them, gives his views on their true significance and what they can teach us, as well as those areas where scholarly consensus has not yet been reached. Few scholars have been as closely associated with the Dead Sea Scrolls as Vermes. Writing with candour and unique authority, he has created an ideal introduction to understanding these miraculous documents.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141937297
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in Qumran, Palestine, in 1947 was one of the greatest archaeological finds of all time. Written in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek, and hidden in caves by an ancient Jewish sect, these mysterious manuscripts revolutionized our understanding of the Bible, of Judaism and the early Christian world. Geza Vermes is the world's leading Dead Sea Scrolls scholar, whose English translations brought these extraordinary documents to thousands, and whose life has been inextricably interwoven with the scrolls for over sixty years. In this illuminating book he relates the controversial story of their discovery and publication around the world, revealing cover-ups, blunders and academic in-fighting, but also the passion and dedication of many of those involved. He shares what he has learned about the scrolls and, evaluating passages from them, gives his views on their true significance and what they can teach us, as well as those areas where scholarly consensus has not yet been reached. Few scholars have been as closely associated with the Dead Sea Scrolls as Vermes. Writing with candour and unique authority, he has created an ideal introduction to understanding these miraculous documents.
The Scroll of Phi Delta Theta
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Languages : en
Pages : 1326
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 1326
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The Deadly Scrolls
Author: Ellen Frankel
Publisher: Wicked Son
ISBN: 1637583591
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
An American professor’s murder reveals his discovery of a lost Dead Sea Scroll, whose text encodes the secret hiding places of the lost Second Temple Treasures. Israeli intelligence agent Maya Rimon races against time to stop a religious extremist from launching a deadly terrorist attack at the next Blood Moon, triggering the Apocalypse in the holy city of Jerusalem. The story centers around a genuine historical artifact, the so-called Copper Scroll, whose many secrets still remain undeciphered by contemporary scholars and treasure hunters. Despite decades of searching, not a single one of these invaluable treasures has ever been found. Laced with clever spycraft, encrypted electronic files, mysterious ancient puzzles, plastique explosives, car chases, and Sherlockian ratiocination, The Deadly Scrolls explores the timely theme of fanaticism: among Christian millennialists, Jewish messianists, Islamic terrorists, Israeli politicians, Orthodox Jews, conspiracy theorists, devout Zionists—and spies. In other words, it’s a Jewish Da Vinci Code!
Publisher: Wicked Son
ISBN: 1637583591
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
An American professor’s murder reveals his discovery of a lost Dead Sea Scroll, whose text encodes the secret hiding places of the lost Second Temple Treasures. Israeli intelligence agent Maya Rimon races against time to stop a religious extremist from launching a deadly terrorist attack at the next Blood Moon, triggering the Apocalypse in the holy city of Jerusalem. The story centers around a genuine historical artifact, the so-called Copper Scroll, whose many secrets still remain undeciphered by contemporary scholars and treasure hunters. Despite decades of searching, not a single one of these invaluable treasures has ever been found. Laced with clever spycraft, encrypted electronic files, mysterious ancient puzzles, plastique explosives, car chases, and Sherlockian ratiocination, The Deadly Scrolls explores the timely theme of fanaticism: among Christian millennialists, Jewish messianists, Islamic terrorists, Israeli politicians, Orthodox Jews, conspiracy theorists, devout Zionists—and spies. In other words, it’s a Jewish Da Vinci Code!
Killing the Eagle
Author: G.E. Miller
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1491815027
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
The 3rd & Final Novel in the New Madrid Trilogy It is two months following the massive series of earthquakes on the New Madrid fault and the near-miss from a meteor. The earthquake created chaos and anarchy in Americas Midwest, and the meteor had the same effect worldwide. Many religious groups believe the End of Days is here, signs of Gods wrath appearing in the news daily. Massive fish kills in the oceans, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis and escalating hostilities between third-world nations targeting America are believed to be certain and unmistakable signs of the End Times. As organized gangs, hate groups, mafias from Russia, Mexico and Italy all jockey for power and control in a vacuum created by the anarchy because there is not enough law enforcement personnel to meet citizens needs, Americans flock to militias in an effort to organize. Their intent: To protect the American Constitution from a corrupt government Hell-bent on taking firearms out of the hands of law-abiding citizens and to rewrite the 2nd Amendment to guarantee only the elite are allowed weapons. Critical mass is imminent as all these factions bring their influence to bear for control of the United States, some to knock it off its perch as the mightiest Nation on the face of the Earth, others wanting to preserve the dreams of its Founding Fathers. Our hero and heroine from the Cataclysm Scroll return with the Sioux shaman, united by a common goal to bring an end to the violence shaking America at its very soul. Can only three individuals put a dent in the chaos? Will the militias be successful in cleansing the corruption in Washington D.C. and save their Nation? Read Killing the Eagle and find out.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1491815027
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
The 3rd & Final Novel in the New Madrid Trilogy It is two months following the massive series of earthquakes on the New Madrid fault and the near-miss from a meteor. The earthquake created chaos and anarchy in Americas Midwest, and the meteor had the same effect worldwide. Many religious groups believe the End of Days is here, signs of Gods wrath appearing in the news daily. Massive fish kills in the oceans, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis and escalating hostilities between third-world nations targeting America are believed to be certain and unmistakable signs of the End Times. As organized gangs, hate groups, mafias from Russia, Mexico and Italy all jockey for power and control in a vacuum created by the anarchy because there is not enough law enforcement personnel to meet citizens needs, Americans flock to militias in an effort to organize. Their intent: To protect the American Constitution from a corrupt government Hell-bent on taking firearms out of the hands of law-abiding citizens and to rewrite the 2nd Amendment to guarantee only the elite are allowed weapons. Critical mass is imminent as all these factions bring their influence to bear for control of the United States, some to knock it off its perch as the mightiest Nation on the face of the Earth, others wanting to preserve the dreams of its Founding Fathers. Our hero and heroine from the Cataclysm Scroll return with the Sioux shaman, united by a common goal to bring an end to the violence shaking America at its very soul. Can only three individuals put a dent in the chaos? Will the militias be successful in cleansing the corruption in Washington D.C. and save their Nation? Read Killing the Eagle and find out.
Second Pass
Author: JJ Overton
Publisher: JJ Overton
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
An ancient scroll is discovered. It blows the lid off a conspiracy of silence at the highest level. As the Earth faces destruction Jem Dearden and the SHaFT organisation hit the GO button. They have to live up to their motto; Nos Successio Procul Totus Sumptus. We Succeed At All Costs.
Publisher: JJ Overton
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
An ancient scroll is discovered. It blows the lid off a conspiracy of silence at the highest level. As the Earth faces destruction Jem Dearden and the SHaFT organisation hit the GO button. They have to live up to their motto; Nos Successio Procul Totus Sumptus. We Succeed At All Costs.
Riddle Of The Scrolls
Author: H.E. Del Medico
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317958144
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 437
Book Description
First published in 2007. Reading like a detective thriller involving the highest of stakes, this is the story of a discovery that is still to be fully realised one that has split the scholarly community worldwide and which may yet transform our understanding of two of the world's religious faiths. The manuscripts known collectively as the Dead Sea Scrolls have been the subject of controversy ever since the discovery of the first texts in a cave in the Judean Desert at Khirbet Qumran in 197. The precise details of this find and the story of what happened to these manuscripts and many others found subsequently on other sites were shrouded in mystery, partly because some were uncovered during illegal explorations which destroyed important evidence of provenance and partly because it soon became apparent that the contents of the scrolls themselves were highly sensitive, consisting of religious texts, many previously unknown. Today there are several hundred documents and fragments that are considered Dead Sea Scrolls, Del Medico's classic work provides the best and clearest background to the continuing riddle of the scrolls.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317958144
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 437
Book Description
First published in 2007. Reading like a detective thriller involving the highest of stakes, this is the story of a discovery that is still to be fully realised one that has split the scholarly community worldwide and which may yet transform our understanding of two of the world's religious faiths. The manuscripts known collectively as the Dead Sea Scrolls have been the subject of controversy ever since the discovery of the first texts in a cave in the Judean Desert at Khirbet Qumran in 197. The precise details of this find and the story of what happened to these manuscripts and many others found subsequently on other sites were shrouded in mystery, partly because some were uncovered during illegal explorations which destroyed important evidence of provenance and partly because it soon became apparent that the contents of the scrolls themselves were highly sensitive, consisting of religious texts, many previously unknown. Today there are several hundred documents and fragments that are considered Dead Sea Scrolls, Del Medico's classic work provides the best and clearest background to the continuing riddle of the scrolls.
XX
Author: Rian Hughes
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 152902059X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1010
Book Description
‘Extraordinary imagination . . . As the book races towards a mindboggling climax it leads the reader to some remarkable ideas about the nature of life, the universe and everything. Simply stunning.’ - Big Issue At Jodrell Bank a mysterious signal of extraterrestrial origin has been detected. Artificial intelligence expert Jack Fenwick thinks he can decode it. But when he and his associates at Hoxton tech startup Intelligencia find a way to step into the alien realm the signal encodes, they discover that it’s already occupied – by ghostly entities that may come from our own past. Have these ‘DMEn’ (Digital Memetic Entities) been created by persons unknown for just such an eventuality? Are they our first line of defence in a coming war, not for territory, but for our minds? XX presents a compelling vision of humanity’s unique place in the universe, and of what might happen in the wake of the biggest scientific discovery in human history. As compelling as it is visually striking, Rian Hughes’ first novel incorporates NASA transcripts, newspaper and magazine articles, fictitious Wikipedia pages, undeciphered alphabets, and ‘Ascension’, a forgotten novelette by 1960s counterculture guru Herschel Teague that mysteriously foreshadows events. Wrapping stories within stories, Rian Hughes’ XX unleashes the full narrative potential of graphic design. Drawing on Dada, punk and the modernist movements of the twentieth century, it asks us who we think we are – and where we may be headed next. The battle for your mind has already begun.
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 152902059X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1010
Book Description
‘Extraordinary imagination . . . As the book races towards a mindboggling climax it leads the reader to some remarkable ideas about the nature of life, the universe and everything. Simply stunning.’ - Big Issue At Jodrell Bank a mysterious signal of extraterrestrial origin has been detected. Artificial intelligence expert Jack Fenwick thinks he can decode it. But when he and his associates at Hoxton tech startup Intelligencia find a way to step into the alien realm the signal encodes, they discover that it’s already occupied – by ghostly entities that may come from our own past. Have these ‘DMEn’ (Digital Memetic Entities) been created by persons unknown for just such an eventuality? Are they our first line of defence in a coming war, not for territory, but for our minds? XX presents a compelling vision of humanity’s unique place in the universe, and of what might happen in the wake of the biggest scientific discovery in human history. As compelling as it is visually striking, Rian Hughes’ first novel incorporates NASA transcripts, newspaper and magazine articles, fictitious Wikipedia pages, undeciphered alphabets, and ‘Ascension’, a forgotten novelette by 1960s counterculture guru Herschel Teague that mysteriously foreshadows events. Wrapping stories within stories, Rian Hughes’ XX unleashes the full narrative potential of graphic design. Drawing on Dada, punk and the modernist movements of the twentieth century, it asks us who we think we are – and where we may be headed next. The battle for your mind has already begun.
Techromancy Scrolls: Soras
Author: Erik Schubach
Publisher: Erik Schubach
ISBN: 0996624198
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Publisher: Erik Schubach
ISBN: 0996624198
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The Essenes, the Scrolls, and the Dead Sea
Author: Joan E. Taylor
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191611905
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 455
Book Description
Ever since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in caves near the site of Qumran in 1947, this mysterious cache of manuscripts has been associated with the Essenes, a 'sect' configured as marginal and isolated. Scholarly consensus has held that an Essene library was hidden ahead of the Roman advance in 68 CE, when Qumran was partly destroyed. With much doubt now expressed about aspects of this view, The Essenes, the Scrolls, and the Dead Sea systematically reviews the surviving historical sources, and supports an understanding of the Essenes as an influential legal society, at the centre of Judaean religious life, held in much esteem by many and protected by the Herodian dynasty, thus appearing as 'Herodians' in the Gospels. Opposed to the Hasmoneans, the Essenes combined sophisticated legal expertise and autonomy with an austere regimen of practical work, including a specialisation in medicine and pharmacology. Their presence along the north-western Dead Sea is strongly indicated by two independent sources, Dio Chrysostom and Pliny the Elder, and coheres with the archaeology. The Dead Sea Scrolls represent not an isolated library, quickly hidden, but burials of manuscripts from numerous Essene collections, placed in jars in caves for long-term preservation. The historical context of the Dead Sea area itself, and its extraordinary natural resources, as well as the archaeology of Qumran, confirm the Essenes' patronage by Herod, and indicate that they harnessed the medicinal material the Dead Sea zone provides to this day.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191611905
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 455
Book Description
Ever since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in caves near the site of Qumran in 1947, this mysterious cache of manuscripts has been associated with the Essenes, a 'sect' configured as marginal and isolated. Scholarly consensus has held that an Essene library was hidden ahead of the Roman advance in 68 CE, when Qumran was partly destroyed. With much doubt now expressed about aspects of this view, The Essenes, the Scrolls, and the Dead Sea systematically reviews the surviving historical sources, and supports an understanding of the Essenes as an influential legal society, at the centre of Judaean religious life, held in much esteem by many and protected by the Herodian dynasty, thus appearing as 'Herodians' in the Gospels. Opposed to the Hasmoneans, the Essenes combined sophisticated legal expertise and autonomy with an austere regimen of practical work, including a specialisation in medicine and pharmacology. Their presence along the north-western Dead Sea is strongly indicated by two independent sources, Dio Chrysostom and Pliny the Elder, and coheres with the archaeology. The Dead Sea Scrolls represent not an isolated library, quickly hidden, but burials of manuscripts from numerous Essene collections, placed in jars in caves for long-term preservation. The historical context of the Dead Sea area itself, and its extraordinary natural resources, as well as the archaeology of Qumran, confirm the Essenes' patronage by Herod, and indicate that they harnessed the medicinal material the Dead Sea zone provides to this day.