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Explore ancient wisdom with curated sacred texts: the Dead Sea Scrolls, Egyptian Book of the Dead, and Nag Hammadi Library. Read these foundational religious and historical manuscripts for deep insight into early beliefs, mysticism, and lost knowledge.
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The Book of the Dead
by Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge
Sheds light upon ancient Egyptian burial customs and beliefs pertaining to life after death
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The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English
by Géza Vermès
The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls by a Bedouin goatherd in 1947 transformed our understanding of the Hebrew bible, early Judaism, and the origins of Christianity. Nothing in the modern study of the ancient Mideast can match the fifty-year saga of these documents hidden by a Jewish sect existing before and during the time of Jesus. After years of academic debate and maneuvering as tense as any espionage novel, the Dead Sea Scrolls and fragments are at last available in their entirety, in an established standard English version.The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English -- the crowning achievement of esteemed biblical scholar Geza Vermes -- provides not only reliable, direct access to these intriguing documents but a wealth of scholarly information and an outline of the history surrounding them. Here, for scholars, students, and the fascinated general reader, are the texts which endure as the nonbiblical center of Judeo-Christianity and the foundation of Western literary traditions.
