Dr. Norman Golb's classic study on the origin of the Dead Sea Scrolls is now available
online. Since their earliest discovery in 1947, the Scrolls have been the object of fascination …

Teachers and Texts in the Ancient World presents a comprehensive and accessible survey
of religious and philosophical teaching and classroom practices in the ancient world. H …

Since the discovery of the Cave 4 versions of The Community Rule (Serekh ha-Yaḥad or S),
scholars have been perplexed about its complex textual history. This important charter …

The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls altered our understanding of the development of the
biblical text, the history and literature of Second Temple Judaism, and the thought of the …

Preliminary Material/Russell CD Arnold--Introduction/Russell CD Arnold--Community
Structure/Russell CD Arnold--Rites of Passage/Russell CD Arnold--Feasts and …

Qumran Hebrew (= QH) has presented a challenge to traditional approaches to the history of
the Hebrew language. Although it was expected that QH would provide the link between …

The rediscovery of Enochic Judaism as an ancient movement of dissent within Second
Temple Judaism, a movement centered on neither temple nor torah, is a major achievement …

The priestly temple is the kingdom of silence. In Egypt, Babylonia and in the pagan world in
general, word and incantation were integral parts of the cult; act was accompanied by …

The full publication of the scrolls from the Judaean Desert has given impetus to reflections
on the history and development of the biblical text during the period of Second Temple …

5.1 Scribes and other text users 104 5.2 'Scribal exegesis' 104 5.3 A common exegetical
heritage 108 5.4 Scribal awareness of textual plurality 110 5.5 Oral performance of …