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The Dead Sea Scrolls Study Edition-Two Vol. Set
The Dead Sea Scrolls Study Edition is a practical reference tool to facilitate access to the Qumran collection of the Dead Sea Scrolls. It contains newly edited Hebrew and Aramaic transcriptions and English translations of the non-biblical scrolls on facing pages, arranged by serial number from Cave 1 to Cave 11. In addition, it offers a summary of the contents of the biblical scrolls from Qumran. Each Q-number is provided with a heading which contains the essential information on the text and selected bibliographical references. Although unidentified and unclassified fragments have been omitted, and no snippets of manuscripts have been reproduced, this edition aims to be complete for the non-biblical scrolls.
The work is primarily intended for classroom use and for use by specialists from other disciplines who need a reliable compendium to all the materials found. It will also be useful as a companion for those studying the original manuscripts using the microfiche or CD-ROM editions of the scrolls.
A considerable part of the materials was already accessible in translation in The Dead Sea Scrolls Translated (Wilfred G.E. Watson, Translator). This translation has served as the base-text of the translations presented in this edition, but has been thoroughly checked and corrected by the authors.
The work is primarily intended for classroom use and for use by specialists from other disciplines who need a reliable compendium to all the materials found. It will also be useful as a companion for those studying the original manuscripts using the microfiche or CD-ROM editions of the scrolls.
A considerable part of the materials was already accessible in translation in The Dead Sea Scrolls Translated (Wilfred G.E. Watson, Translator). This translation has served as the base-text of the translations presented in this edition, but has been thoroughly checked and corrected by the authors.
734 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1999
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May 27, 2013
A handy and easily accessible study resource for the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS).
In these two volumes one can systematically explore the Dead Sea Scrolls: Biblical texts are noted but not supplied, but all other non-Biblical texts, inasmuch as the original Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek can be deciphered, are presented. The left-hand page provides a transcription in Aramaic square-script or Greek of the original texts, and the right-hand page provides the author's translation of those texts.
The texts are arranged by cave and text number. There are multiple manuscripts for many of the texts; some are somewhat close together in presentation, and others may be spread across the volume depending on where the manuscripts were discovered.
For those who have some working knowledge of Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek this is a great resource for study in the DSS.
In these two volumes one can systematically explore the Dead Sea Scrolls: Biblical texts are noted but not supplied, but all other non-Biblical texts, inasmuch as the original Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek can be deciphered, are presented. The left-hand page provides a transcription in Aramaic square-script or Greek of the original texts, and the right-hand page provides the author's translation of those texts.
The texts are arranged by cave and text number. There are multiple manuscripts for many of the texts; some are somewhat close together in presentation, and others may be spread across the volume depending on where the manuscripts were discovered.
For those who have some working knowledge of Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek this is a great resource for study in the DSS.
April 30, 2008
Great for what it is: a critical text of the Dead Sea Scrolls (Hebrew and English). It is well organized and easy to use.
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