TY - BOOK AU - VanderKam,James C. TI - The Dead Sea scrolls and the Bible SN - 9780802866790 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - BM 487 .V255 2012 U1 - M 221.44 PY - 2012/// CY - Grand Rapids, Mich. PB - W.B. Eerdmans KW - Dead Sea scrolls KW - Relation to the Old Testament KW - Relation to the New Testament KW - Judaism KW - History KW - Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D N1 - "Six of the seven chapters in The Dead Sea scrolls and the Bible began as the Speaker's Lectures at Oxford University, delivered during the first two weeks of May 2009"--Introd; Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-182) and index; The "Biblical" scrolls and their implications -- Commentary on older scripture in the scrolls -- Authoritative literature according to the scrolls -- New copies of old texts -- Groups and group controversies in the scrolls -- The Dead Sea scrolls and the New Testament Gospels -- The Dead Sea scrolls, the Acts of the Apostles, and the letters of Paul; college students; 1210L-1700L ER -