What do ancient manuscripts found in desert caves have to do with the Bible in your hands today? In this episode, Dr. Andrew Perrin—author of Lost Words and Forgotten Worlds—joins us to unpack the strange, surprising, and deeply relevant world of the Dead Sea Scrolls. We talk lost texts, wild apocalyptic imagination, messianic hopes before Jesus, and why these 2,000-year-old documents still matter for Christian faith, biblical interpretation, and how we read Scripture today.

Dr. Andrew B. Perrin is a scholar of Second Temple Judaism and the Dead Sea Scrolls. His research explores ancient Jewish texts, biblical interpretation, and the transmission of Scripture. Dr. Perrin’s research has included multiple graduate scholarships and grants from the SSHRC, the George A. Barton Fellowship at the Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem, and the Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise from the University of Heidelberg for his monograph on dream revelation in the book of Daniel and beyond.

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Should Christians Care About the Dead Sea Scrolls? | Andrew Perrin