The Dead Sea scrolls deception /
Baigent, Michael.
The Dead Sea scrolls deception / Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh. - 1st Touchstone ed. - New York : Simon & Schuster, 1993, ©1991. - xix, 268 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
"A Touchstone book."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-262) and index.
I. The Deception. -- The discovery of the scrolls -- The international team -- The scandal of the scrolls -- Opposing the consensus -- Academic politics and bureaucratic inertia -- II. The Vatican's Representatives. -- The onslaught of science -- The inquisition today -- III. The Dead Sea Scrolls. -- The dilemma for Christian Orthodoxy -- The scrolls -- Science in the service of faith -- The Essenes -- The Acts of the Apostles -- James 'The Righteous' -- Zeal for the law -- Zealot suicide -- Paul - Roman agent or informer? -- Postscript.
The authors explore the reasons why much of the content of the Dead Sea scrolls has remained concealed from the general public, arguing that the scrolls offer an alternative version of the origins of Christianity. "The Scrolls present startling insights into early Christianity -- insights that challenge the Church's version of the "facts". More than just a dramatic expose of the intrigues surrounding these priceless documents, The Dead Sea Scrolls Deception presents nothing less than a new, highly significant perspective on Christianity." From back of book cover.
0671797972 9780671797973
Dead Sea scrolls--Criticism, interpretation, etc.--History.
Dead Sea scrolls--Relation to the New Testament.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
BM487 / .B26 1991
ARCH YNDC 296.15 B152D / B152d, 1993
The Dead Sea scrolls deception / Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh. - 1st Touchstone ed. - New York : Simon & Schuster, 1993, ©1991. - xix, 268 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
"A Touchstone book."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-262) and index.
I. The Deception. -- The discovery of the scrolls -- The international team -- The scandal of the scrolls -- Opposing the consensus -- Academic politics and bureaucratic inertia -- II. The Vatican's Representatives. -- The onslaught of science -- The inquisition today -- III. The Dead Sea Scrolls. -- The dilemma for Christian Orthodoxy -- The scrolls -- Science in the service of faith -- The Essenes -- The Acts of the Apostles -- James 'The Righteous' -- Zeal for the law -- Zealot suicide -- Paul - Roman agent or informer? -- Postscript.
The authors explore the reasons why much of the content of the Dead Sea scrolls has remained concealed from the general public, arguing that the scrolls offer an alternative version of the origins of Christianity. "The Scrolls present startling insights into early Christianity -- insights that challenge the Church's version of the "facts". More than just a dramatic expose of the intrigues surrounding these priceless documents, The Dead Sea Scrolls Deception presents nothing less than a new, highly significant perspective on Christianity." From back of book cover.
0671797972 9780671797973
Dead Sea scrolls--Criticism, interpretation, etc.--History.
Dead Sea scrolls--Relation to the New Testament.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
BM487 / .B26 1991
ARCH YNDC 296.15 B152D / B152d, 1993