John Marco Allegro
John Marco Allegro (born 17 February 1923 in London - died 17 February 1988 ) was a free thinker who has defended controversial theses by mainstream on the Dead Sea Scrolls , the Bible and the history of religion.
After his service in the Royal Navy during World War II , Allegro began training as a priest and Methodist graduated in Oriental Studies at the University of Manchester. In 1953, he was invited to become the first British representative in the international team working on the Dead Sea Scrolls , which had just been discovered in Jordan. The following year he was appointed assistant professor of comparative Semitic philology in Manchester until he resigned in 1970 to become a writer full time. In 1961 he was appointed Honorary Advisor to the manuscripts of Qumran with the Jordanian government.
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The Copper Scroll
This is the controversy about the Copper Scroll , which has widened the gap between Allegro and the international team working on the Dead Sea Scrolls. During the winter of 1955-1956, at the request of the Jordanian authorities, Allegro has organized the transport roller Manchester so there is cut out to be read. He oversaw a first transcription and translation of its contents. He then realized that the roll contained a list of treasures hidden in different locations around Qumran and Jerusalem , probably after the destruction of the Temple in 70.
Works
Allegro wrote thirteen books, including:
- The Dead Sea Scrolls (1956)
- The Treasure of the Copper Scroll (1960)
- The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross (1970)
- The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Christian Myth (1979)
- Discoveries In The Judaean Desert of Jordan vol. V (1968)
Allegro has also written numerous articles in academic journals as the Journal of Biblical Literature, Palestine Exploration Quarterly and the Journal of Semitic Studies, and popular articles.
Bibliography
- (In) John Marco Allegro, The Maverick of the Dead Sea Scrolls Judith Anne Brown; bp. Wm B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., Grand Rapids, 2005
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