Peter Flint is Co-Director of the Dead Sea Scrolls Institute at Trinity Western University, British Columbia. James VanderKam is John A. O'Brien Professor of Hebrew Scriptures, Department of Theology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.
‘"The definitive Introduction" to the Dead Sea Scrolls, claims the
cover of VanderKam and Flint, and the claim is justified... This is
certainly scholarship at its dignified best. Professional biblical
scholars can learn much from it, yet any educated reader will
understand it fully.'
*The Pastoral Review*
'This is an extremely valuable book that will prove to be the
'first stop' for those wanting to learn more about the Jewish
communities...It is more than an introduction; it is a guide to the
complexity of evidence, theories, and counter-arguments that
surround one of the great archaeological finds of the twentieth
century.' ~ David Gill, ANVIL vol 23 no. 2
*ANVIL*
'A superb book which has already won a 'Best Book of the Year'
award from the Biblical Archaeological Society and which bears
commendations from the elite of Scrolls scholars...VanderKam and
Flint have produced a book which presents a remarkable amount of
detail and careful discussion which should prove useful to quite
advanced students, yet does so in a clear and readable manner...I
recommend it highly to all who are interested in this fascinating
subject.
*Themelios*
'a detailed and well documented account...recommended with
confidence and is an ideal introductory textbook to the 931 Dead
Sea Scrolls.' ~ Michael Theophilus, Theological Book Review, Vol
18, No. 2, 2006
*Theological Book Review*
'[I]deal for undergraduates and for the educated lay person, as
well as the professional scholar who wishes to see, at a glance,
where recent scholarship stands on particular issues...The prose is
clear, the order of the material presented is practical and
sensible, and the amount of detail sufficient, but not
overwhelming...one great service that VanderKann and Flint
have performed is the presentation of the Scrolls scholarship in a
way which will, one hopes, ensure that the Scrolls will be studied
with the degree of responsibility they deserve.' ~ Robert Hayward,
University of Durham, Theology, Jan/Feb 2006
*Theology*
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