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A newly updated edition of the landmark translation by one of our greatest religious scholars Since its publication in 1962, esteemed biblical expert Géza Vermes's translation of the Dead Sea Scrolls has established itself as the authoritative standard. The original manuscripts, discovered in the Judean Desert between 1947 and 1956, completely transformed our understanding of the Hebrew Bible, early Judaism, and the origin of Christianity. Now in its seventh edition, The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English has been updated with a number of previously unpublished texts, as well as extensive new introductory material and notes. Some sixty years after the Scrolls' discovery, this revised and expanded volume crowns a lifetime of research by Vermes. ** Review No translation of the Scrolls is either more readable or more authoritative than that of Vermes -- John J. Collins The Times Higher Education Supplement Fascinating, not least because of Geza Vermes' wonderful introduction and translation -- Justin Cartwright Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year About the Author Geza Vermes’s pioneering work on the Dead Sea Scrolls and the historical Jesus led to his appointment as the first pro

Who reads The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English: Seventh Edition (Penguin Classics)?

Author

with an introduction by Geza Vermes

Publisher

Penguin USA, Inc.

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780141197319

Category

religious

Subjects

Religion, Judaism

Rating

4.6 / 5 (1,685 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14