Dead Sea Scrolls and the Hasmonean State

The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Hasmonean State is the first book dedicated solely to the question of how we can learn political history from the Qumran scrolls. This English edition of Hanan Eshel's 2004 Hebrew publication updates that earlier work with more recent scholarship, now also including English-language resources.

Author: Hanan Eshel
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 07/01/2008
Pages: 228
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 6.04h x 8.94w x 0.59d
ISBN: 9780802862853

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2008 pg. 16

About the Author
Eshel, Hanan: - Hanan Eshel was associate professor in the Department ofLand of Israel Studies and Archaeology at Bar-IlanUniversity, Ramat Gan, Israel. He published extensively onthe Dead Sea Scrolls and conducted many excavations at bothQumran and the Refuge Caves used by Jews during the BarKokhba Revolt.