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Secrets of the Dead
Sea Scrolls
by Randall Price
Paperback - 535 pages
September 1996
Table of Contents
Foreword
Abbreviations (SIGLA) for the Dead Sea Scrolls
Preface
Introduction
Part I: The Discovery Heard Around the World
Chapter 1 The Drama of the Scrolls
Chapter 2 The Story of the Scrolls
Chapter 3 The Scandal of the Scrolls
Part II: Deciphering the Secrets of Ages Past
Chapter 4 A survey of the Scrolls
Chapter 5 The Scribes of the Scrolls
Chapter 6 The Significance of the Scrolls
Chapter 7 The Scriptures and the Scrolls: Old Testament
Chapter 8 The Scriptures and the Scrolls: The New Testament
Part III: What Do the Scrolls Teach?
Chapter 9 The Doctrine of the Scrolls
Chapter 10 Prophecy and the Scrolls
Chapter 11 The Temple and the Scrolls
Chapter 12 Secrets of the Copper Scroll
Chapter 13 The Messiah in the Scrolls
Chapter 14 Is the Christian Messiah in the Scrolls?
Part IV: A Call to Discernment
Chapter 15 Jesus and the Qumran Community
Chapter 16 Sensationalism and the Scrolls
Chapter 17 Sensationalism and the Scholars
Chapter 18 Cults and the Scrolls
Part V: A Look Ahead
Chapter 19 Politics and the Scrolls
Chapter 20 New Searches for Scrolls
Chapter 21 Lessons from the Scrolls
Historical Overview of the Second Temple Period
A Chronological History
Glossary
Endnotes
Additional Reading
Author Index
Subject Index
Maps, Charts, and Illustrations:
Location of the Dead Sea Scroll Discoveries
Location of the Qumran Caves
Reconstruction of the Qumran Community
Reconstruction of the Scriptorium
Qumran Manuscripts of the Old Testament
Mark 6:52-53 and 7Q5
Prophetic Perspective of Qumran Community in History
Eschatology of the Dead Sea Scrolls
The Temple City of the "Temple Scroll"
The Temple of the "Temple Scroll"
The Outer Courts of the Temple of the "Temple Scroll"
Suggested Locations of the "Copper Scroll" Caches
Differences Between Jesus and the Essenes
Qumran Geophysical Survey Location Map
Historical Overview of the Second Temple Period
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