John M. Allegro

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The Dead Sea Scrolls John Marco Allegro (1923-1988) was one of the early translators working on the archaeological find of the Dead Sea Scrolls in Israel, and one of the first to write a popular account in 1956. The scrolls include almost all the books of the Old Testament, such as the book of Isaiah which was carbon-dated to c.100BC, one thousand years older than the previously oldest manuscript. Although Allegro's book is now out of date it still has some value. The fir...	View these reviews in summary mode John M. Allegro Message Board 10/12/2005 7:13:32 PM Talk about the novels, new and used books that Allegro has written!