The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Christian Myth

Written by John M. Allegro

Narrated by Mike Cooper

This fascinating account of the discovery and study of the Dead Sea Scrolls takes us on a journey of intellectual discovery that goes to the heart of Western culture.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dreamscape Media
• Release date: Dec 5, 2023
• ISBN: 9781666652048

John M. Allegro

John M. Allegro was an English archaeologist and scholar of the Dead Sea Scrolls. He served in the Royal Navy during World War II before studying Hebrew and Greek at Manchester University. In 1968, his translations of scripture commentary known as pesharim were published as Discoveries in the Judaean Desert of Jordan V: 4Q158-4Q186. He resigned his post at the Faculty of Theology at Manchester University shortly before the publication of The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross in 1970.