The Provo International Conference on the Dead Sea Scrolls: Technological Innovations, New Texts, and Reformulated Issues (Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah)

This volume contains the published proceedings of the conference on the Dead Sea Scrolls, held at Provo, Utah, July 15-17, 1996. Forty-three articles, all dealing with various aspects of the Scrolls, are placed under the following divisions: Technology, Editions and Analyses of Texts, The Qumran Community, Calendar, Levi and the Priesthood, Messianism and Eschatology, and Wisdom and Liturgy. The volume offers the most recent scholarship on a number of issues and topics pertaining to the Qumran community, newly translated biblical and non-biblical texts, and technological advances that assist scholars and researchers in accessing and studying the scrolls. The section that pertains to technology, for example, focuses on DNA techniques to analyze Scroll fragments and an imaging radar system that has archaeological applications to Qumran and its environs. Another section addresses the question of how and where the Qumranites lived and speaks concerning Qumran names. Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Introduction TECHNOLOGY Imaging Clarified The Allegro Qumran Photograph Collection: Old Photos and New Information Putting the Pieces Together: DNA and the Dead Sea Scrolls Archaeological Applications of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) EDITIONS AND ANALYSES OF TEXTS The Impact of the Scrolls on Biblical Studies 4QSam (4Q51): A Preliminary Edition of 1 Samuel 25:3-31:4 The Oldest Psalms Manuscript: 4QPs (4Q83) A Preliminary Edition of 4QPs (4Q86) Toward a New Edition of 1QGenesis Apocryphon A Case of Mistaken Identity: Testament of Naphtali (4Q215) and Time of Righteousness (4Q215) 4QTime of Righteousness (4Q215, Olim 4QTNaphtali): A Preliminary Publication of Fragment 1 ii Biblical Adaptation in 4Q392 Works of God and 4Q393 Communal Confession 4Q437: A First Look at an Unpublished Barki Nafshi Text 4QMiscellaneous Fragments: Progress and Problems Reconstructing 11Q17 Shirot 'Olat Ha-Shabbat More Fragments of 11QNJ Noah and the Flood at Qumran Correction Procedures in the Texts from the Judean Desert THE QUMRAN COMMUNITY How and Where Did the Qumranites Live? Qumran and the Ancient Sources Qumran Names In Search of the Sitz Im Leben of the Community Rule Community Origins in the Damascus Document in the Light of Recent Scholarship The Meaning and Significance of CD 20:13-15 The Essene Yearly Renewal Ceremony and the Baptism of Repentance John the Baptizer and Qumran Barriers in Light of the Rule of the Community CALENDAR Calendar Controversy in Ancient Judaism: The Case of the "Community of the Renewed Covenant" Does Anyone Really Know What Time it Is: A Reexamination of 4Q503 in Light of 4Q317 An Astronomical Measuring Instrument from Qumran Some Observations on the New Mishmarot Texts from Qumran LEVI AND THE PRIESTHOOD The Aramaic Levi Document The Priesthood at Qumran: The Evidence of References to Levi and the Levites Priestly and Levitical Gifts in the Temple Scroll Isaac's Blessing of Levi and His Descendants in Jubilees 31 MESSIANISM AND ESCHATOLOGY Structural Aspects of Qumran Messianism in the Damascus Document Messianic Forgiveness of Sin in CD 14:19 (4Q266 10 i 12-13) Some Remarks on 4Q246 and 4Q521 and Qumran Messianism "The Two Sons of Oil": Early Evidence of Messianic Interpretation of Zechariah 4:14 in 4Q254 4 2 Renewed Earth and Renewed People: 4Q475 WISDOM AND LITURGY The Sapiential Work 4Q415ff and Pre-Qumranic Works from Qumran: Lexical Considerations In the Likeness of the Holy Ones: The Creation of Humankind in a Wisdom Text from Qumran The Identification of the "Speaker" of the Self-Glorification Hymn The Textual, Literary, and Religious Character of 4QBerakhot (4Q286-290) Index of Modern Authors Citation Index This Volume Contains The Published Proceedings Of The Conference On The Dead Sea Scrolls, Held At Provo, Utah, July 15-17, 1996. Forty-three Articles, All Dealing With Various Aspects Of The Scrolls, Are Placed Under The Following Divisions: Technology, Editions And Analyses Of Texts, The Qumran Community, Calendar, Levi And The Priesthood, Messianism And Eschatology, And Wisdom And Liturgy. The Volume Offers The Most Recent Scholarship On A Number Of Issues And Topics Pertaining To The Qumran Community, Newly Translated Biblical And Non-biblical Texts, And Technological Advances That Assist Scholars And Researchers In Accessing And Studying The Scrolls.--book Jacket. The Sapiential Work 4q415ff And Pre-qumranic Works From Qumran: Lexical Considerations / John Strugnell. Edited By Donald W. Parry And Eugene Ulrich. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. These articles present the proceedings of a conference on the Dead Sea scrolls. The 43 articles deal with various aspects of the scrolls, covering analyses of the texts, the Qumran community, Messianism and eschatology, and applications of technology such as DNA testing on scroll fragments.