Course Bibliography

General Introductions

Cross, Frank M. The Ancient Library of Qumran. 3d ed. Sheffield, 1995.

Fitzmyer, J.A. Response to 101 Questions on the Dead Sea Scrolls. New York: Paulist Press, 1992.

Murphy-O'Connor, Jerome (ed). Scrolls from the Dead Sea. New York: George Braziller, 1993.

Schiffman, Lawrence. Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls. New York: Doubleday, 1994.

Shanks, Hershel (ed.). Understanding the Dead Sea Scrolls. New York: Random House, 1992.

Stegemann, H. The Library of Qumran. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994.

VanderKam, James C. The Dead Sea Scrolls Today. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994. (paperback)

Vermes, Geza. The Dead Sea Scrolls: Qumran in Perspective. London: SCM Press, 1994.
 

Background and Special Studies

Callaway, P.R. The History of the Qumran Community. Sheffield, 1988.

Charlesworth, J.H. (ed.). The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha. 2 vols. Garden City: Doubleday and Co., 1985.

Cohen, Shaye D. From the Maccabees to the Mishnah. Vol. 7: Library of Early Christianity. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1987.

Charlesworth, J.H. (ed). Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls. New York: Doubleday, 1995 (paperback).

DeVaux, Roland. The Archaeology of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The Schweich Lectures, London, 1973.

Finegan, Jack. Myth and Mystery: An Introduction to the Pagan Religions of the Biblical World. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1989.

Garcia Martinez, F. and J.T. Barrera. The People of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1995.

Knibb, Michael. The Qumran Community. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987.

Nickelsburg, George. Jewish Literature Between the Bible and the Mishnah. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1981.

Pagels, Elaine. The Origin of Satan. New York: Random House, 1995.

Parry, D.W., and S.D. Ricks (eds). Current Research and Technological Developments on the Dead Sea Scrolls. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1996.

Schiffman, Lawrence (ed.). Archaeology and History in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Sheffield, 1990.

Schiffman, Lawrence (ed.). From Text to Tradition: A History of Second Temple and Rabbinic Judaism. Hoboken: Ktav Press, 1991.

Tov, Emanuel. Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1992.
 

Translations and Manuscripts of the Dead Sea Scrolls

Broshi, Magen. The Damascus Document Reconsidered. Jerusalem, 1992.

Garcia Martinez, F. The Dead Sea Scrolls Translated. 2d ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996.

Qimron., E. The Temple Scroll: A Critical Edition. Beersheva/Jerusalem, 1996.

Tov, Emanuel. The Dead Sea Scrolls on Microfiche. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1993.

Tov, Emanuel. Companion Volume to the Dead Sea Scrolls on Microfiche Edition. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1995.

Vermes, Geza. The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English. New York: Allen Lane/Penguin, 1997.

Vermes, Geza. The Dead Sea Scrolls in English. 4th ed. New York: Penguin, 1995 (paperback).

Vermes, Geza, et.al. Discoveries in the Judean Desert. 20+ vols. Oxford: Oxford University Press, ca. 1952-current.
 

Journals, Videos, Websites, CD-ROM

Journals
Biblical Archaeology Review
Bible Review
Biblical Archaeologist
Revue de Qumran
Journal of Biblical Literature

Videos
Biblical Archaeology Society, Dead Sea Scrolls Series I-VI, 6 volumes

CD-ROM
The Dead Sea Scrolls Revealed. Oak Harbor, WA: Pixel Multimedia/Logos Research Systems, 1994.
 

Websites

Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit: http://sunsite.unc.edu/expo/deadsea.scrolls.exhibit/intro.htm

Dead Sea Scrolls Foundation: http://www.hum.huji.ac.il/staff/fdss.htm

Scrolls from the Dead Sea: http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/scrolls/toc.html

Qumran, Essene, Dead Sea Scrolls Discussion Board: http://qumran.com/qumran

 

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