The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Christian Myth
First Edition | |
| Author | John M. Allegro |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Dead Sea Scrolls, Essenes, Christianity, Fertility cults |
| Publisher | Westbridge Books |
Publication date | 1979 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 248–252 (1979 and 1984 eds.), 278 (1992 reissue) |
| ISBN | 0715376802 |
| OCLC | 24907167 |
The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Christian Myth is a monograph by John Marco Allegro that situates early Christianity within the sectarian culture revealed by the Dead Sea Scrolls. Allegro sets New Testament themes alongside Essene writings and pesharim to reinterpret the Gospel narrative. First published in the United Kingdom by Westbridge Books in 1979, the study returned in 1984 and 1992 from Prometheus Books, the latter edition adding an essay on the politics surrounding Scrolls publication.