Current Research and Technological Developments on the Dead Sea Scrolls: Conference on the Texts from the Judean Desert, Jerusalem, 30 April 1995 (Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah)

This Volume Of Conference Papers (jerusalem, 30 April 1995) Presents New Discoveries, Updated Information, And Technological Advances In The Study Of The Dead Sea Scrolls. Two Papers Examine The Identity Of The Messiahs In 4q246 And 4q521. A Thorough Analysis Of Scribal Markings In The Dead Sea Texts Is Presented. Biblical Studies Include Multiple Literary Editions Of Biblical Texts, The Book Of Numbers At Qumran, And The Appearance Of The Tetragrammaton In 4qsam[superscript A] Texts. The Notions Of Judgment And Salvation According To Sapiential Work A Are Thoroughly Examined, And The Relationship Of The Six Barki Nafshi Texts Is Carefully Considered. New Developments In The Field Of Dead Sea Scrolls Studies Include The Dead Sea Scrolls Database And Dna Studies On The Scrolls Themselves. Notes On The Doctrine Of The Two Messiahs At Qumran And The Extracanonical Daniel Apocalypse (4q246) / Frank Moore Cross. Edited By Donald W. Parry And Stephen D. Ricks. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Text In English And Hebrew. Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Table of Contents 6 Abbreviations 8 Introduction 10 Notes on the Doctrine of the Two Messiahs at Qumran and the Extracanonical Daniel Apocalypse (4Q246) 12 Two Messianic Figures in the Qumran Texts 25 Scribal Markings in the Texts from the Judean Desert 52 Multiple Literary Editions: Reflections toward a Theory of the History of the Biblical Text 89 4QSama and the Tetragrammaton 117 Early Essene Eschatology: Judgment and Salvation according to Sapiential Work A 137 The Book of Numbers at Qumran: Texts and Context 177 The Barki Nafshi Texts (4Q434-439) 205 Analysis of Parchment Fragments from the Judean Desert Using DNA Techniques 226 The Dead Sea Scrolls CD-ROM Database Project 250 INDEXES 262 Passages 264 Subjects 279 Modern Authors 286 STUDIES ON THE TEXTS OF THE DESERT OF JUDAH 292 The topics covered in this volume of conference papers range from scribal markings to the messiah texts, multiple literary editions of biblical texts, the book of Numbers, the Tetragrammaton, judgment and salvation, and the Barki Nafshi texts. Technological advances in a DSS Database and DNA studies are also presented.