{"product_id":"9780060600648","title":"The Dead Sea Scrolls Bible: The Oldest Known Bible Translated for the First Time into English","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eAbegg, Jr., Martin G.; Flint, Peter; Ulrich, Eugene\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHarperOne\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\/22\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor two thousand years, the world has read a Bible translated from manuscripts copied a thousand years after the time of Jesus.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, with this landmark volume, the doors are thrown open to an earlier world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Dead Sea Scrolls Bible presents the first-ever English translation of the biblical texts found at Qumran. These ancient manuscripts are a priceless link to the scriptures as they existed during the Second Temple period, offering a startlingly fresh perspective on the Old Testament that Jesus and the early rabbis would have known.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis groundbreaking work reveals a biblical text that is often different from the one we read today. The editors meticulously compare the scroll fragments to the traditional Masoretic Text, the Greek Septuagint, and the Samaritan Pentateuch, highlighting hundreds of fascinating variants—from single words that change a sentence’s meaning to entire passages previously lost to history. For anyone interested in serious Bible study or the textual history of the Hebrew Bible, this is an essential and invaluable resource.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis translation unlocks a version of the Old Testament unlike any other, revealing:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePreviously Unknown Passages:\u003c\/b\u003e Read entire paragraphs, missing from modern Bibles for two millennia, that have been restored from the scrolls—including the full story of Nahash the Ammonite’s atrocities in 1 Samuel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOld Testament Textual Criticism in Action:\u003c\/b\u003e See on-the-page comparisons between the Dead Sea Scrolls and the three most important ancient Bibles: the Masoretic Text, the Greek Septuagint, and the Samaritan Pentateuch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Pre-Christian Bible:\u003c\/b\u003e Explore the biblical canon as it existed before it was finalized, including books like Tobit, Ben Sira, and Jubilees that were found among the Qumran scrolls.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSurprising Manuscript Variations:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover hundreds of significant variants where the scrolls differ from the traditional text, offering new perspectives on familiar verses—from single words to altered readings of passages like Genesis 22:14.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43369131475199,"sku":"9780060600648","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780060600648_s600x595.jpg?v=1780332274","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780060600648","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}