The Dead Sea Scrolls: The Untold Story

In Dead Sea Scrolls: The Untold Story, Hebrew scholar Kenneth Hanson captures all the mystery and excitement of the rediscovery of the scrolls, the half-century of intrigue that followed, and the ancient Hebrew sect that wrote, preserved, and died defending these treasured works. more

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Posted: May-04-2009

The Selectively Untold Story

Kenneth Hanson largely met the much needed basic goal of this book: to write an accessible account of the Dead Sea Scrolls for the layperson and present the evidence in a common-sense manner. Throughout the book he shows startling parallels between the Qumran sect who wrote the scrolls and the...

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Posted: Feb-02-2009

Not for truth seeker IMO

First off i am not religious but i do enjoy learning about all religions and myth. I could not get through the book for i felt the bias swayed it far to much to propaganda. To be honest i am just starting to learn about the scrolls and the survival of such writings is always fantastic but early...

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Posted: May-23-2007

Informative, and attempting to argue a point, a noble venture

I have taken Dr. Hanson for two classes and he is one of the better teachers I have ever had. One of the reviewers says he writes this book from a Christian point of view. I don't see this. He never once mentions he is Christian, or follows any religiion, as he did in class. We know he is not...

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Posted: May-31-2005

An Enjoyable Read on the Subject

This is the first book re: the dead sea scrolls that interested me enough to finish it. It is jam packed with great historical info. re: the sect who created the dead sea scrolls, as well as the various other sects of that time. It also describes the historical finding of the scrolls, and how...

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Posted: Feb-18-2004

Unwrapping the Adventures of the Lost Scrolls...

Our understanding of Scripture is built upon the inspired texts themselves. They are the bedrock of our faith. Over the past 2000 years, a significant body of scholarship, commentary and proclamation has been constructed above holy writ, forming what we generally think of when we consider a...

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Posted: Jan-05-2004

Revisionist history

Disappointing. Promoted as scholarship, the inherent bias soon becomes apparent - Christian spin doctoring promoting the Scrolls as a prophetic precursor and validation of the Jesus story. The glaring and logical question, however, is; did the later writers of the narrative Gospels use available...

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Posted: Oct-31-2002

Great overview of the DSS; some overstatements

I heard Dr. Hanson both times he has been on the well-known(inter)national talk radio show, "Coast to Coast," though he was never interviewed by the show's mainstay, Art Bell. Dr. Hanson is a very competent and highly enthusiastic speaker. On the show and certainly in "The Untold Story" he adds...

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Posted: Jul-02-2002

A Fascinating Read!

Before reading this book, I was completely unaware of the excitment which surrounds the Dead Sea Scolls. Hanson masterfully explains the origins and history of a truly magnificent find. Enhanced by a passion for the subject and a poetic writing syle, this author brings to life something that is...

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Posted: Oct-02-2000

Beginners Dead Sea Scrolls

I was just learning about the Dead Sea Scrolls when I first read this book, and I must say, I found it an intriguing and informative source of information. It was easy to understand and provided me with valuable information. This is a great book for virtually any age--young or old, who is...

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Posted: Sep-08-2000

A poor excuse for literature

I totally agree with the reader from Los Angeles, The book is written very poorly, Hanson comes across as being a pompous jerk In addition I can actually say I dozed off on numerous occasions while reading the book

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