reclaiming the dead sea scrolls is a book was written by lawrence schiffman, published in 1994 by doubleday, as part of the anchor research library. the book's aim was to explain the true meaning of the dead sea scrolls for judaism and christianity. previous to the publication of the book, many exaggerated and irresponsible claims about the scrolls were published. "reclaiming the dead sea scrolls" "sets before the public the real dead sea scrolls."