Geza Vermes Quotes

• The absence from the Dead Sea Scrolls of historical texts proper should not surprise us. Neither in the inter-Testamental period, nor in earlier biblical times, was the recording of history as we understand it a strong point among the Jews.

  Geza Vermes

  Strong, Biblical, Sea

  "The Dead Sea Scrolls in English". Book by Geza Vermes (Chapter 3 "The History of the Community", p. 49), 1962.

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• An unsurpassed master of the art of laying bare the inmost core of spiritual truth.

  Geza Vermes

  Spiritual, Jesus, Art

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• The account of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, as the manuscripts are inaccurately designated, and of the half a century of intense research that followed, is in itself a fascinating as well as an exasperating story.

  Geza Vermes

  Discovery, Sea, Stories

  "The Dead Sea Scrolls in English". Book by Geza Vermes (Introduction, p. 1), 1962.

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• If one had to single out the most revolutionary novelty furnished by Qumran, its contribution to our understanding of the genesis of Jewish literary compositions could justifiably be our primary choice.

  Geza Vermes

  Choices, Understanding, Novelty

  "The Dead Sea Scrolls in English". Book by Geza Vermes (Introduction, p. 23), 1962.

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