The Dead Sea scrolls after fifty years: a comprehensive assessment

598 Pages·1998·101.508 MB·English

by  Peter W. Flint, James C. VanderKam

A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT
VOLUME I
EDITED BY PETER W. FLINT AND JAMES C. VANDERKAM
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THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS
AFTER FIFTY YEARS
VOLUME I
■
THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS
AFTER FIFTY YEARS
A Comprehensive Assessment
EDITED BY
PETER W. FLINT
AND
JAMES C. VANDERKAM
With the Assistance of Andrea E. Alvarez
VOLUME ONE
/68^
BRILL
LEIDEN • BOSTON • KOLN
1998
This book is printed on acid-free paper.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
The Dead Sea scrolls after fifty years / edited by Peter W. Flint and
James C. Vanderkam.
p. cm. —
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 9004110607 (alk. paper). — ISBN 9004108580 (set)
1. Dead Sea scrolls—Criticism, interpretation, etc. I. Flint,
Peter W. II. Vanderkam, James C. III. Series.
BM487.D4495 1998
296.1’55—dc21 98-14417
CIP
Deutsche Bibliothek - CIP-Einheitsaufnahme
The Dead Sea scrolls after fifty years / ed. by Peter W. Flint and
James C. Vanderkam.- Leiden; Boston; Koln : Brill
ISBN 90-04-10858-0
Vol. 1 (1998)
ISBN 90-04-11060-7
Vol. 2 (1998)
ISBN 90-04-11061-5
ISBN 90 04 11060 7 (Vol. I)
ISBN 90 04 10858 0 fsetj
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CONTENTS
Volume One
Contents .v
Preface..vii
Terms, Sigla and Abbreviations.ix
List of Contributors.xv
Introduction to Volume One.xvii
List of Plates ^.xxi
PART ONE
REVIEW OF SCHOLARSHIP
ADAM S. VAN DER WOUDE
Fifty years of Qumran Research. 1
PART TWO
QUMRAN ARCHAEOLOGY
JODI MAGNESS
Qumran Archaeology: Past Perspectives and Future Prospects.47
PART THREE
QUMRAN TEXTS
EUGENE ULRICH
The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Biblical Text.79
LEONARD J. GREENSPOON
The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Greek Bible. 101
MOSHE J. BERNSTEIN
Pentateuchal Interpretation at Qumran.128
HANNAH K. HARRINGTON
Biblical Law at Qumran.160
SARIANNA METSO
Constitutional Rules at Qumran.186
JOHN I. KAMPEN
The Diverse Aspects of Wisdom in the Qumran Texts .211
ESTHER G. CHAZON
Hymns and Prayers in the Dead Sea Scrolls.244
VI CONTENTS
GEORGE J. BROOKE
Parabiblical Prophetic Narratives.271
AL WOLTERS
The Copper Scroll..302
PART FOUR
TECHNICAL STUDIES
MARTIN G. ABEGG, JR.
The Hebrew of the Dead Sea Scrolls.325
EDWARD M. COOK
The Aramaic of the Dead Sea Scrolls.359
FRANK MOORE CROSS
Palaeography and the Dead Sea Scrolls.379
EMANUEL TOY
Scribal Practices Reflected in the Texts from the Judaean Desert.... 403
GREG DOUDNA
Dating the Scrolls on the Basis of Radiocarbon Analysis .430
GREGORY BEARMAN, STEPHEN J. PFANN, AND SHEILA I. SPIRO
Imaging the Scrolls: Photographic and Direct Digital Acquisition .. 472
DONALD W. PARRY, DAVID V. ARNOLD, DAVID G. LONG,
SCOTT R. WOODWARD
New Technological Advances: DNA, Databases, Imaging Radar.... 496
ANNETTE STEUDEL
Assembling and Reconstructing Manuscripts.516
ESTHER BOYD-ALKALAY AND ELENA LIBMAN
Preserving the Dead Sea Scrolls and Qumran Artefacts.535