Freeing the Dead Sea Scrolls : and other adventures of an archaeology outsider /
A world-renowned biblical archaeology scholar, Hershel Shanks is the Founder and Editor of the Biblical Archaeology Review . Once a successful Washington Attorney, Shanks changed careers after a trip to the Holy Land and devoted himself to the study of biblical archaeology. When the Dead Sea Scrolls...
| Основен автор: | Shanks, Hershel. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
London ; New York :
Continuum,
2010.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=341747 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Freeing the Dead Sea Scrolls. |
| Резюме: |
A world-renowned biblical archaeology scholar, Hershel Shanks is the Founder and Editor of the Biblical Archaeology Review . Once a successful Washington Attorney, Shanks changed careers after a trip to the Holy Land and devoted himself to the study of biblical archaeology. When the Dead Sea Scrolls (19471956) were discovered, a complex tale of theft and conspiracy began in the world of biblical archaeology. Hershel Shanks, a chief protagonist in the story, spearheaded a campaign to release the scrolls to the wider scholarly community throughout the 1980s, using the Biblical Archaeology Revie. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (x, 251 pages) : illustrations |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781441117137 144111713X |