Winner of the 2011 Biblical Aracheology Society Publication Award for the Best Book Relating to the Hebrew Bible

Description

DJD XXXII presents the first full critical edition of the Great Isaiah Scroll (1QIsaa) and the Hebrew University Isaiah Scroll (1QIsab) in the style of the Discoveries in the Judaean Desert series. That is, whereas the photographs and transcriptions have been available since the 1950s, this volume provides a fresh transcription of all the known fragments, notes clarifying readings that are problematic either physically or palaeographically, and the first comprehensive catalogue of the textual variants.

Part 1 contains the photographic plates (1QIsaa in colour) with the transcriptions on facing pages for easy comparison. Part 2 contains the introduction, notes, and the catalogue of variants; The introduction narrates the discovery, purchase, and early publication of these two manuscripts, which are part of the earliest discoveries and among the most significant biblical scrolls.

Features

• The final volume to publish in the prestigious Discoveries in the Judaean Desert series, bringing the collection of forty volumes to completion
• Arranged in a two part set to allow the reader to simultaneously consult the photographic plates, transcriptions and corresponding notes and textual variants
• Presents the 1QIsaa scroll in full colour plates and the 1QIsab in full page black and white plates with facing page transcriptions
• The Isaiah scrolls of Qumran Cave 1 are crucial to a range of disciplines, Jewish Studies, Biblical Studies and Early Christian Studies

Product Details

176 pages; 61 color plates; 22 b/w plates; ISBN13: 978-0-19-956666-2ISBN10: 0-19-956666-6

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