The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Codices: selected papers from the Conference “The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Codices” in Berlin, 20–22 July 2018
The discoveries of Coptic books containing “Gnostic” scriptures in Upper Egypt in 1945 and of the Dead Sea Scrolls near Khirbet Qumran in 1946 are commonly reckoned as the most important archaeological finds of the twentieth century for the study of early Christianity and ancient Judaism. Yet, imped...
| Subtitles: | Selected Papers from the Conference “The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Codices” in Berlin, 20–22 July 2018 |
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| Contributors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Leiden Boston
Brill
2022
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Series/Journal: | Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies
103 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Dead Sea scrolls, Qumran Scrolls
/ Nag Hammadi Texts
/ Text history
B Dead Sea scrolls, Qumran Scrolls / Nag Hammadi Texts / Theology |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible
New Testament
B Dead Sea Scrolls B Nag Hammadi Codices |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | The discoveries of Coptic books containing “Gnostic” scriptures in Upper Egypt in 1945 and of the Dead Sea Scrolls near Khirbet Qumran in 1946 are commonly reckoned as the most important archaeological finds of the twentieth century for the study of early Christianity and ancient Judaism. Yet, impeded by academic insularity and delays in publication, scholars never conducted a full-scale, comparative investigation of these two sensational corpora—until now. Featuring articles by an all-star, international lineup of scholars, this book offers the first sustained, interdisciplinary study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Codices |
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| Item Description: | Featuring articles by an all-star, international lineup of scholars, this book offers the first sustained, comparative study of two discoveries of immense significance for the history of ancient Judaism and Christianity: the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Codices Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004517561 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004517561 |