Dead Sea Scrolls: Journal and Magazine Articles

Selected introductory library resources

Academic Works-Journal and Magazine Articles

Who Wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls?
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"Who Wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls?" Andrew Lawler, Smithsonian, 40(2010): 40-48
Life in the Time of the Dead Sea Scrolls
"Life in the Time of the Dead Sea Scrolls," Steven Spencer, ROM, 41(2009): 32-37
Texts, Scribes and Scholars: Reflections on a Busy Decade in Dead Sea Scrolls Research
"Texts, Scribes and Scholars: Reflections on a Busy Decade in Dead Sea Scrolls Research." Charlotte Hempel, The Expository Times. 120(2009): 272-278.
The Dead Sea Scrolls: Retrospective and Prospective
"The Dead Sea Scrolls: Retrospective and Prospective," Sidnie White Crawford, Near Eastern Archaeology, 65(2002), 81-86.
What the Dead Sea Scrolls Do NOT Tell
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"What the Dead Sea Scrolls Do NOT Tell." James Kugel, Commentary, 106(1998): 49-54.
Early Christianity and the Dead Sea Scrolls
"Early Christianity and the Dead Sea Scrolls," M.J. Geller, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 57 No. 1 (1994): 82-86.
Can the Dead Sea Scrolls Teach Us About the Living Jesus?
"Can the Dead Sea Scrolls Teach Us About the Living Jesus?" Ron Pazola, U.S. Catholic, 58(1993): 13-21.
History, Historians and the Dead Sea Scrolls
"History, Historians and the Dead Sea Scrolls," S. Zeitlin, The Jewish Quarterly Review, Vol. 55 No. 2 (1964): 97-116
The Discovery of the Scrolls
"The Discovery of the Scrolls," John C. Trever, The Biblical Archaeologist, Vol. 11 No. 3 (1948): 46-57

Academic Works- Dissertations and Theses

Dead Sea Scrolls
Fredregill, Don R. Dead Sea Scrolls. MA Thesis. California State University Dominguez Hills, 1999. Ann Arbor, 2000. AAT 1399713. Print.
The Dead Sea Scrolls: Their Implications for the Origins of Christianity
Pronto, Emma R. The Dead Sea Scrolls: Their Implications for the Origins of Christianity. MS Thesis. Southern Connecticut State College, 1963. Ann Arbor, 2009. AAT EP27330. Print.

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