Since the photographs of the Dead Sea Scrolls were released in 1992 there hasbeen an explosion of interest in them. This volume explores the issue ofapocalyptic... » 

Since the photographs of the Dead Sea Scrolls were released in 1992 there hasbeen an explosion of interest in them. This volume explores the issue ofapocalypticism in the Scrolls how the notions of the end Messianicexpectation and eternal life affected the Dead Sea sect influenced Judaism andfiltered into Christianity. Collins volume provides a valuable and accessibleintroduction to the interpretation of the Scrolls which is an informativeaddition to the series examining the major themes of the Scroll texts. «