The Burrows, Millar 1889-1980 creator text bibliography enk London Secker & Warburg 1956 monographic eng

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xv, 435 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. Discoveries and discussions: The first discoveries -- Alarms and excursions -- Later discoveries The age of the manuscripts: The Evidence of Archeaology and Paleography -- The Evidence of text and language The dates of composition: Historical Allusions in the Habbakkuk Commentary: The Kittim -- Historical allusions in the Habakkuk Commentary: Dramatis Personae -- Identifications of Persons and events -- Historical allusions in the other documents -- Ideas, vocabulary and literary relations The community of Qumran: Origin, History and organization -- Beliefs -- Identification The importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Contributions to textual criticism, historical grammar, and Paleography -- Contributions to the study of Judaism and Christianity Translations: The Damascus document -- The Habakkuk commentary -- The manual of discipline -- Selections from The War of the Sons of Light with the Sons of Darkness -- Selections from the Thanksgiving Psalms With translations by the author. Includes bibliographical references (p. 419-435). Dead Sea scrolls BM40.D4 B8 1956b 221.4 TXU 760622 20230710073829.0 ocm02274857