This text examines the origin of Jewish apocalyptic literature, the literature of groups who were convinced that the End was near. The author points out that many stories in Jewish apocalyptic literature evolved from conversations around the campfire and the hearth.

The recovery of 800 documents in the eleven caves on the north-west shores of the Dead Sea is one of the most sensational archaeological discoveries in the Holy Land. This title demonstrates how the scrolls have revolutionised our knowledge of the text of the Bible, the character of Second Temple Judaism, and the Jewish beginnings of Christianity.

Examines ancient texts in the Jewish-Christian tradition, especially so-called 'non-canonical' texts, by focusing on how they were used or functioned in early societies.

The recovery of 800 documents in the eleven caves on the north-west shores of the Dead Sea is one of the archaeological discoveries in the Holy Land to date. This book demonstrates how the scrolls have revolutionised our knowledge of the text of the Bible, the character of Second Temple Judaism, and the Jewish beginnings of Christianity.

The recovery of 800 documents in the eleven caves on the north-west shores of the Dead Sea is one of the most sensational archaeological discoveries in the Holy Land. This title demonstrates how the scrolls have revolutionised our knowledge of the text of the Bible, the character of Second Temple Judaism, and the Jewish beginnings of Christianity.

In this volume are six papers, presented at the ASOR Jubilee Symposium in November 1997, which reveal the current state of Dead Sea Scrolls research and the tremendous impact it is having on biblical studies and on our understanding of Early Christianity, and First-Century Judaism.

The recovery of 800 documents in the eleven caves on the north-west shores of the Dead Sea is one of the most sensational archaeological discoveries in the Holy Land. This title demonstrates how the scrolls have revolutionised our knowledge of the text of the Bible, the character of Second Temple Judaism, and the Jewish beginnings of Christianity.

That the earliest followers of Jesus wrote poetry, hymns, and odes is evident already in the New Testament. This volume is a translation of The Odes of Solomon, a collection of early Christian hymns or odes; some are obviously Christian, others perhaps Jewish.

A collection of essays that explores the idea of resurrection which appears not only in the New Testament texts but also in the Dead Sea Scrolls, the pseudepigraphal Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, and in contemporary theology.

The recovery of 800 documents in the eleven caves on the north-west shores of the Dead Sea is one of the most sensational archaeological discoveries in the Holy Land to date. This title demonstrates how the scrolls have revolutionised our knowledge of the Bible, the character of Second Temple Judaism, and the Jewish beginnings of Christianity.

This guide is written for pilgrims on a one or two week visit to the Holy Land, and includes 40 sites, accentuating the ways in which archaeology is helpful in understanding Scripture. It quotes passages from the New King James Bible.

The recovery of 800 documents in the eleven caves on the north-west shores of the Dead Sea is one of the most sensational archaeological discoveries in the Holy Land to date. This title demonstrates how the scrolls have revolutionised our knowledge of the Bible, the character of Second Temple Judaism, and the Jewish beginnings of Christianity.

The recovery of 800 documents in the eleven caves on the Northwest shores of the Dead Sea is one of the most sensational archaeological discoveries in the Holy Land. This title demonstrates how the scrolls have revolutionised our knowledge of the text of the Bible, the character of Second Temple Judaism, and the Jewish beginnings of Christianity.