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1924–2013 England

Geza Vermes (22 June 1924 – 8 May 2013) was a scholar and writer on religious history, particularly Jewish and Christian. He was a noted authority on the Dead Sea Scrolls and other ancient works in Aramaic, and an authority on the life and religion of Jesus.

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Also known as: Vermes, Geza

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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.

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.

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.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Geza Vermes (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.