The Dead Sea scrolls
Subtitle: texts and context
By: edited by Charlotte Hempel
Series: Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah -- v. 90
Publisher: Brill; BRILL
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 552
ISBN-13: 9789004167841
Notes: "This volume presents the proceedings of an international conference of the same title held at the University of Birmingham in 2007. The contributors are drawn from the ranks of leading international specialists in the field writing alongside promising younger scholars. The volume includes studies on the contribution of the Scrolls to Second Temple Jewish history, the archaeological context, the role of the Temple and its priesthood, as well as treatments on selected texts and issues. These proceedings offer a timely and up to date assessment of the Dead Sea scrolls and the material remains unearthed at Qumran in their wider context and not infrequently challenge prevailing lines of interpretation" -- ECIP summary.

Includes bibliographical references and index.