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#18007 in Books Vermes Geza TRN 2012-06-26 2012-06-26Original language:HebrewPDF # 1 7.80 x 1.30 x 5.10l; 1.05 #File Name: 0141197315720 pagesThe Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English
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184 of 187 people found the following review helpful. Suffers heavy abridgement! DECEIPTIVE TITLE!By David D. OwensThis is nowhere near the complete Dead Sea scrolls; and I'm not referring to the portions that are absent due to the original text being damaged and unreadable; I'm talking about entire sections that exist in English but for some reason are not included in this "complete" collection. Firstly; it only contains the non-biblical Dead Sea scrolls but even those suffer a painful abridgement. For example; the Genesis Apocryphon does not include any text from columns 3; 4; 5; 8; 9 or 10 (and go figure I was specifically needing column 5). The introduction even admits that they exist and have even been translated and is kind enough to provide information on where to look if you wish to read them. Kind; yes; but insulting given the book's title and $22 price mark.If this were called "Abridged Portions of Selected Dead Sea Scrolls in English" I would respect it as that would be a wonderfully accurate title; but we all know that it would not sell nearly as well as it has if it had been labeled honestly. This blatant marketing deception fueled by greed is probably to be placed upon Penguin Classics and not the late Geza Vermes; who is an exceptional biblical scholar.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. great buyBy Ortrud Jonesgreat buy2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Dead Sea ScrollsBy William BillingsleaAwesome book. I find this book to be a great addendum to my spiritual library. I use it to supplement my historical and background knowledge the same as I use the Book of Jasher; the Book of Jubilees; Josephus and the Book of Enoch. The book was in great shape and arrived on time. A great value for what the reader gets. The only draw back was the size of the type font. I find that as I'm getting older it's getting harder to read smaller type font; but that's why the Lord has me wearing tri-focals. Get the book; you'll be glad you did.
