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- ↑ Christian Beginnings and the Dead Sea Scrolls Ed. Craig A. Evans, John J. Collins.
- 1 2 3 "The CV of John J. Collins hosted by Yale" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ↑ "John Collins on apocalypse, biblical values, and the academic path" . Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ↑ "The Anchor Yale Bible Series" . Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ↑ The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Biography John J. Collins. Princeton University Press. January 17, 2013. ISBN 9780691191713 . Retrieved 13 February 2013.
