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spin · 05-13-2004, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by everettf

Thats the problem. It seems there all written by scholars with a religious bent. If they don't like what is written they could change it, and with the missing parts it could be taken out of context. I was reminded of something told to me many years ago.

Imagine you have never heard of the word porch, Your interpreting a document and it reads "A boy sits on a girls porch" What would you interpret that to mean?

Are there any real unbiased interpretations? Someone with a real open mind?

Everettf

It is a difficult area, but a good place to start might be the Wise, Cook and Abegg translation of the scrolls, for it has an interesting introduction which looks at a lot of the problem areas.

The Dead Sea Scrolls: A New Translation
Michael Wise, Martin Abegg, Jr., and Edward Cook,
Harper

A few years back I had the opportunity to speak to Philip Davies on the scrolls and I see he now has a book with George Brooke

The Complete World of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Philip R. Davies, George J. Brooke, Phillip R. Callaway
Thames and Hudson

I haven't read the book, but I'd go for the writers as probably a good place to start for an overview.

spin

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