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Canada's Big Biblical Bargain

How McGill University Bought the Dead Sea Scrolls

Jason Kalman author Jaqueline S Du Toit author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:McGill-Queen's University Press

Published:18th May '10

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The story of Canada's attempt to purchase the greatest manuscript discovery of the twentieth century.

Providing many vibrant details, the authors examine the intrigue surrounding the Dead Sea Scrolls and debunk many of the myths about them, including allegations of the Vatican's involvement in hiding the texts from scholars, the possibility that they contained earth shattering revelations, and the actual status of the infamous international editorial committee who limited access to the texts. A fascinating account of international relations, religious negotiation, and scholars, Canada's Big Biblical Bargain reveals another part of the fascinating tale of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

"With several Canadian museums having exhibited the Dead Sea Scrolls, Canada's Big Biblical Bargain could not be timelier. It fills a distinctive void, and is a serious advance in state-of-the-art research. It will without a doubt become the authoritative source on how the relationship between the Dead Sea Scrolls and Canada became firmly established." Peter W. Flint, Canada Research Chair in Dead Sea Scrolls Studies, Trinity Western University

ISBN: 9780773536883

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424 pages