Who Wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls? - by Norman Golb (Paperback)

About the Book

From one of the leading authorities on the Dead Sea Scrolls comes a startling new theory on their origins, history, and meaning. Norman Golb's intriguing explanation of the Scroll's origins conveys fascinating new information on the evolution of Judaism and Christianity. "The best and most complete account we have to date".--The Washington Post.

Book Synopsis

In Who Wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls? Professor Norman Golb intensifies the debate over the scrolls' origins, arguing that they were not the work of a small, desert-dwelling fringe sect but written by different groups of Jews and the smuggled out of Jerusalem's libraries

Norman Golb unravels the mystery behind the scholarly monopoly that controlled the scrolls for many years, and discusses his role as a key player in the successful struggle to make the scrolls widely available to both scholars and students.

About the Author

Norman Golb was the Ludwig Rosenberger Professor in Jewish History and Civilization at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.