{"id":92403,"date":"2025-12-01T06:45:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T11:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/?p=92403"},"modified":"2025-11-28T11:24:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T16:24:11","slug":"rediscovering-the-dead-sea-scrolls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/reviews\/rediscovering-the-dead-sea-scrolls\/","title":{"rendered":"Rediscovering the Dead Sea Scrolls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/?attachment_id=92404\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-92404\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-92404 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2025\/10\/Lost-Words-and-Forgotten-Worlds-by-Andrew-Perrin-200x300.jpg.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"374\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2025\/10\/Lost-Words-and-Forgotten-Worlds-by-Andrew-Perrin-200x300.jpg.avif 200w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lost-Words-and-Forgotten-Worlds-by-Andrew-Perrin.jpg 460w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 250px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 250\/374;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" data-smush-avif-fallback=\"{&quot;data-src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/Lost-Words-and-Forgotten-Worlds-by-Andrew-Perrin-200x300.jpg&quot;,&quot;data-srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/Lost-Words-and-Forgotten-Worlds-by-Andrew-Perrin-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/Lost-Words-and-Forgotten-Worlds-by-Andrew-Perrin.jpg 460w&quot;}\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Lost Words and Forgotten Worlds: Rediscovering the Dead Sea Scrolls<\/h4>\n<p><em>By Andrew Perrin<\/em><br \/>\n(Bellingham: Lexham Press, 2025), 348 pp., 66 figs. (color &amp; b\/w photos, maps); $28.99 (paperback), $25.99 digital)<\/p>\n<p>Reviewed by <a href=\"#author\">Abigail Naidu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script src=https:\/\/bookshop.org\/widgets.js data-type=\"book_button\" data-affiliate-id=\"118632\" data-sku=\"9781683597957\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"clear: left;\">Nearly 80 years after their initial discovery, the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) continue to make headlines. Despite this fascination, many are unfamiliar with the portal these manuscripts open onto ancient Jewish life or the light they shed on the history and evolution of the Bible. In this lively and often humorous book, author Andrew Perrin does more than introduce the scrolls. He makes years of scholarship accessible, allowing readers to encounter the scribes of the scrolls and step into the world in which they lived.<\/p>\n<p>A newcomer to the scrolls is faced with puzzling labels for the manuscripts, incomplete texts, and esoteric language. With a clear and pedagogical style, Perrin methodically explains and unpacks these ancient artifacts, equipping the reader with the tools to explore them further. He frequently includes excerpts from the documents themselves, accompanied by comprehensive explanations that contextualize the contents and elucidate their significance. 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