Companion Volume to the Dead Sea Scrolls on Microfiche Edition: Published Under the Auspices of the Israel Antiquities Authority [Hardcover]

Emanuel Tov (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 9004102884 | ISBN-13: 978-9004102880 | Publication Date: August 1, 1997 | Edition: 2 Sub

Published originally as part of the "Dead Sea Scrolls Facsimile Edition on Microfiche", this work is intended to be of use as a reference tool for research on the Dead Sea Scrolls. It provides the reader with a comprehensive list of all the texts discovered in the Judean Desert by number and name, as well as a chronological summary of the history of the discoveries and of Scrolls research and major publications. Another article provides details concerning each of the archaeological sites in the Judean Desert where texts or artifacts have been found, whilst the essays on matters pertaining to photography by John Strugnell and Frank M. Cross provide an insight in the early days of Scrolls research. A chronological list of the negatives, an extract from the early photographer's log book and a bibliography complete this publication.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"'It is beautiful and very useful...the accompanying two books are indispensible - no one working on the scrolls can do without it.'
Magen Broshi, 1993.
'..".splendidly done...very easy and rewarding to use. This really is a major success.'
Eugene Ulrich, 1993.
'..".no research library can afford to be without it, and every scholar working on the scrolls will need to have access to it.'
John J. Collins, "Journal of Biblical Literature, 1994.
'"This project is of extremely high quality... Further, this is the most complete set of photos ever issued... This microfiche edition represents the full and formal disclosure of the entire corpus of Judaean Desert manuscripts and moves considerably beyond what was available from the Huntington and the Robinson/Eisenman facsimile edition.'
Lawrence H. Schiffman, "Religious Studies Review, 1994.
'"Emanuel Tov and Stephen Pfann have brought us a tool which is of enormous value, particularly because of the high resolution of the images and the exhaustive nature of the collection.'
E.D. Herbert and D.K. Falk, "Vetus Testamentum, 1994.
'..".this microfiche edition now provides for scholars the best access to the scrolls in the condition that they were in when first discovered and deciphered.'
Michael A. Knibb, "Dead Sea Discoveries, 1994.
'"This edition is valuable, then, not just for the photos themselves but for the light the Companion Volume" casts on the process by which they were taken and arranged.'
P.R. Davies, "Society for Old Testament Studies, 1994.
'"This in its form unconventional publication of all Dead Sea Scrolls is both the fulfilment of dreams and the answer to complains about slow access to thetexts. The contribution of the microfiche edition to the further study of the Dead Sea Scrolls connot be overstated. It can be expected that the new, very strong tide of valuable materials made accessible will stimulate a new period of research, and then the growing interest of the broader public...[a] magnificent undertaking.'
"Communio Viatorum, 1994.
--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Language Notes

Text: English, Hebrew, Greek --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 187 pages
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub; 2 Sub edition (August 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9004102884
• ISBN-13: 978-9004102880
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.7 inches
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