Trever relates the story of the frantic scholarly explorations carried on against the harried backdrop of war-torn Palestine, an absorbing story of intrigue and undercover negotiations, personal risk and frustration, and tireless pursuit of the evidence.
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The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Personal Account
A Revised Edition of the Author's Untold Story of Qumran
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The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Personal Account
A Revised Edition of the Author's Untold Story of Qumran
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1Table of contents
- Contents
- Preface to the First Edition
- Preface to the Revised Edition
- 1. A Telephone Call in Troubled Jerusalem
- 2. "Let Your Evidence Lead You . . ."
- 3. Convictions Confirmed
- 4. A Day of Days
- 5. Progress Under Pressure
- 6. More Problems
- 7. A Frantic Search for Film
- 8. The Truth is Revealed
- 9. Planning an Expedition
- 10. First News Released to the World
- 11. Jerusalem, Jerusalem!
- 13. What Had Happened Before
- 13. The Odyssey of the Scrolls
- 14. The Mystery of the Daniel Fragments
- 15. Failure as a Salesman
- 16. Further Adventures of Discovery
- 17. Putting the Pieces Together
- 18. Spiritual Gleanings From Qumran
- APPENDICES
- Appendix I. Interview With Th'amireh Bedouins
- APPENDIX II. Outline of the Dead Sea Scroll Story
- List of Abbreviations
- Notes
- Index
- Maps