Description: This book reintroduces readers to the Dead Sea Scrolls while correcting common misunderstandings and highlighting overlooked issues.
Brief description: Andrew B. Perrin (PhD, McMaster University) is associate vice president of research at Athabasca University in Alberta, Canada. Previously, he was director of the Dead Sea Scrolls Institute at Trinity Western University and Canada Research Chair in Religious Identities of Ancient Judaism. He is the author and editor of several books, including The Dynamics of Dream-Vision Revelation in the Aramaic Dead Sea Scrolls. His research has been recognized with several academic awards.
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"An easy-access illumination of a truly fascinating subject."
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--Beth Stovell, Ambrose University
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--John J. Collins, Yale Divinity School
"Insightful."
--Craig A. Evans, Houston Christian University
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--Benjamin Wold, Trinity College Dublin
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--Jonathan Ben-Dov, Tel Aviv University