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dead sea scrolls studies

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Dead sea scrolls studies is the academic discipline dedicated to the research, interpretation, and contextualization of the ancient manuscripts known as the Dead Sea Scrolls. This field employs diverse methodologies, including paleography, textual criticism, linguistic analysis, and historical investigation, to understand the scrolls' content, origins, community context, and their significance for the history of Second Temple Judaism and early Christianity.

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JV

University of Groningen

JJ

University of Chicago

ET

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

PS

Israel Antiquities Authority

HH

University of Manchester

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University of Groningen

Groningen, The Netherlands

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