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Legal name: Wise, Michael Owen
Birthdate: 1954-02-17
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Places of residence: St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, USA
Education: University of Minnesota (BA)
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (MDiv)
University of Chicago (PhD)
Occupations: Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Languages
Evangelical Free Church minister
scholar
Organizations: University of Northwestern – St. Paul

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Dead Sea Scrolls Uncovered by Robert Eisenman

A complete translation. 50 key documents. Gave to the church library.

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LindaLeeJacobs | 7 other reviews | Feb 15, 2020 |

The Dead Sea Scrolls: A New Translation by Martin G. Abegg

I've become somewhat of an expert - as to a reader, that is - on the Dead Sea Scrolls. This summary is not as captivating as that by Millar Burrows - one of the first archaeologists involved with the Bedouin, Kando and Shaia when scraps of velum were offered for sale to the world in 1946/47. The reader is introduced to the Essenes one of three branches of Judaism in the first century - along with the Pharisees and Sadducees. See similarities to the early Christians. You'll wonder if John the Baptist had been an Essene.… (more)

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JVioland | 7 other reviews | Jul 14, 2014 |

The Dead Sea Scrolls: A New Translation by Michael O. Wise

Divided into chapters as subjects.

topics listed and briefly explained within those chapters.

the scrolls are printed as they were deciphered including the blank spaces. This is an awesome accomplishment.

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justmeRosalie | 7 other reviews | Feb 9, 2014 |

The Dead Sea Scrolls: A NewTranslation: Translated… by Michael Wise

Fragments of 56 texts translated into English. Many non-biblical or extra-biblical. Included are commentaries of portions of Habakkuk, Isaiah, Hosea, Nahum, Psalms, and Genesis. Several reworkings including parts of Genesis, Exodus, Samuel, and Daniel.

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lhungsbe | 7 other reviews | Sep 28, 2013 |

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