Discoveries in the Judaean Desert XXXII Qumran Cave 1.II: The Isaiah Scrolls: Part 1: Plates and Transcriptions

by Ulrich, Eugene; Flint, Peter W.

• ISBN13: 9780199566662
• ISBN10: 0199566666
• Edition: Bilingual
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-03-15
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Table of PlatesPrefacePlates A-JThe Great Isaiah Scroll:1QIsasupa/supTranscriptions of 1QIsasupa/supPlates I-LIVThe Hebrew University Isaiah Scroll: 1QIsasupb/supTranscriptions of 1QIsasupb/supPlates LV-LXXIV