Dead Sea Scrolls Handbook - by Devorah Dimant & Donald Parry Paperback

About the Book

Dead Sea Scrolls Handbook presents Hebrew and Aramaic transcriptions of approximately 450 non-biblical texts from Qumran, arranged according to the sequential number of the composition and the Qumran Cave. This arrangement provides straightforward access to the texts in a single volume.

Book Synopsis

Dead Sea Scrolls Handbook presents Hebrew and Aramaic transcriptions of approximately 450 non-biblical texts from Qumran, arranged according to the sequential number of the composition and the Qumran Cave. Thus, the texts are arranged as follows: 1Q14, 1QpHab, 1Q15, 1Q16, 1Q17, and so forth. This arrangement provides straightforward access to the texts in a single volume and facilitates usage of the Handbook. The Handbook's texts, derived from the works of competent and accomplished Qumran scholars, represent significant contributions to Qumran studies.

About the Author

Devorah Dimant, Ph.D. (1974), is Professor (em.) of Ancient Jewish Literature. She held the George and Florence Wise Chair of Judaism in the Ancient World at the University of Haifa. She is a member of the International Team of Editors of the Dead Sea Scrolls and published several books and many articles on the Scrolls.

Donald W. Parry, Ph.D., Professor of Hebrew Bible Studies, holds the Abraham O. Smoot Professorship at Brigham Young University. He is a member of the International Team of Editors of the Dead Sea Scrolls and author or (co)editor of a number of books on the scrolls and the Hebrew Bible.