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Specialists and nonspecialists alike will findhere an overview of the Qumran site and the Dead Sea Scrolls that is both authoritative and accessible.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51565234258207,"sku":"9780802879080","price":49.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9780802879080_1533562.jpg?v=1769223466"},{"product_id":"messiahs-and-resurrection-in-the-gabriel-revelation-314491","title":"Messiahs and Resurrection in 'The Gabriel Revelation'","description":"This work offers an exploration of the formation of the conception of 'catastrophic messianism' in the Gabriel Revelation. It features the first discussion of the recently discovered text \"The Gabriel Revelation\" - an apocalyptic text written on stone at the turn of the Common Era. This tablet provides revolutionary paths to the understanding of the historical Jesus and the birth of Christianity. 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His account is readable, reliable, undogmatic, up-to-date, and strongly recommended for students and non-specialists alike.\" --Philip Davies University of Sheffield \"If you are looking for a refreshing guide to the Dead Sea Scrolls that introduces you to most of the major compositions in a clear and sympathetic way, then this is the book for you. Callaway presents a wide range of views about the Scrolls, and yet overall he sees them not as the products of a maverick minority but very much as part of the Judaism of their time. As such he argues that they need to be taken seriously by all who understand themselves as in any way the heirs of that formative period two thousand years ago.\" --George J. Brooke, University of Manchester Author Biography: Phillip R. Callaway studied the Dead Sea Scrolls with Hartmut Stegemann and worked at the Qumran Institute at the University of Marburg and the University of Gottingen, Germany. He received the PhD in Religion from Emory University. 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