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Although Allegro's book is now out of date it still has some value.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...
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John M. Allegro Message Board 10/12/2005 7:13:32 PM
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