What Are the Dead Sea Scrolls and Why Do They Matter?

<DIV>You know the Scrolls are important . . . but you don't really know why.<br><br>Sure there are plenty of scholarly volumes on the Dead Sea Scrolls full of indexes footnotes and jargon for those in the know. But what if you're <I>not</I> a specialist? What if you just want a basic understanding of what the Dead Sea Scrolls are where they came from and why they're so important? That's where this little book comes in.<br><br>David Noel Freedman and Pam Fox Kuhlken here offer an informed inside look at these significant ancient texts. Full of humor and behind-the-scenes glimpses into research on the Scrolls <I>What Are the Dead Sea Scrolls and Why Do They Matter?</I> is a fascinating accessible guidebook -- perfect for any reader seeking a brief quality introduction to this inscrutable subject.<br><br>Answers a gamut of questions from the general to the paranoid to the somewhat cynical -- for example: <UL><LI>What are the Dead Sea Scrolls all about?</LI><LI>Who wrote them why and in what languages? </LI><LI>Have the Scrolls changed our understanding of any passages in the Bible? </LI><LI>Who's hiding stolen fragments?</LI><LI>Do the Scrolls tell us when the world will end?</LI><LI>How has technology improved our ability to study the Scrolls?</LI><LI>How much would a Scroll fragment sell for on eBay today?</LI></UL></DIV>