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The Dead Sea Scrolls Deception
Michael Baigent
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Description for The Dead Sea Scrolls Deception
Paperback. Uncovers the academic scandal par excellence of the 20th century. This book presents the story of how and why up to 75 per cent of the 800 ancient Hebrew and Aramaic manuscripts, hidden for 19 centuries, remained concealed from the world. It has interviews, historical analysis and a close study of both published and unpublished scroll material. Num Pages: 400 pages, 22 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLC; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 111 x 27. Weight in Grams: 238.
The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in caves 20 miles east of Jerusalem in 1947 and 1956. Now Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh, co-authors of The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, have succeeded in uncovering what has been described as 'the academic scandal par excellence of the twentieth century': the story of how and why up to 75 per cent of the eight hundred ancient Hebrew and Aramaic manuscripts, hidden for some nineteen centuries, have, until very recently, remained concealed from the rest of the world. Through interviews, historical analysis and a close study of both published and unpublished ... Read more
The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in caves 20 miles east of Jerusalem in 1947 and 1956. Now Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh, co-authors of The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, have succeeded in uncovering what has been described as 'the academic scandal par excellence of the twentieth century': the story of how and why up to 75 per cent of the eight hundred ancient Hebrew and Aramaic manuscripts, hidden for some nineteen centuries, have, until very recently, remained concealed from the rest of the world. Through interviews, historical analysis and a close study of both published and unpublished ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Arrow London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099257035
SKU
V9780099257035
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99-2
About Michael Baigent
Michael Baigent graduated from Christchurch University, New Zealand. Richard Leigh followed up his degree from Tufts University, Boston, with postgraduate studies at the University of Chicago and Stony Brook New York State University. They are co-authors of investigative religious books including The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, The Messianic Legacy and The Temple and the Lodge.
Reviews for The Dead Sea Scrolls Deception
if it succeeds in advancing the publication of material from Qumran, it will have achieved genuine good
Times Literary Supplement
It is enough to make anyone curious about the early days of Christianity weep with frustration
Mail on Sunday
A sensational story ... this scandal has gone on for far too long ... Read more
Times Literary Supplement
It is enough to make anyone curious about the early days of Christianity weep with frustration
Mail on Sunday
A sensational story ... this scandal has gone on for far too long ... Read more