This book was written in a light, 'chatty' tone which belies the scholarly title and subject matter. The author was intimately involved in working on publishing the Dead Sea Scrolls almost from the time of their discovery. While I would personally have liked this to be a bit more scholarly, I still found it a very good overview of the trials and tribulations of trying to get the Scrolls translated and published.

The author basically divides this book into 4 sections - a brief background history; a discussion of the Scrolls and the culture in which they originated; a discussion of how the Scrolls have advanced scholarship in all types of Biblical (and related) studies; and a brief conclusion/summing-up.

Recommended. As I said above, this was a little 'lighter' than I was hoping for, but it would still be an excellent introduction for someone who is interested in the subject, but not quite ready for more in-depth information.

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