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The Dead Sea Scrolls and Other Hebrew MSS Project
Introduction
The Dead Sea Scrolls Project was established by the Oriental Institute during the months that followed the freeing of the scrolls (autumn 1991). The project was originally staffed by Dr. Norman Golb, Professor of Jewish History and Civilization, Dr. Michael Wise, Assistant Professor of Aramaic, as well as by our graduate research assistant, Anthony Tomasino.
From the beginning the project developed in several directions. First and foremost, there was the challenging task of deciphering and translating, from photographs, the manuscripts from Qumran Cave Four that had previously remained unpublished. Another aspect has been to explore the overall problem of identification of the authors of the scrolls and, increasingly, to examine the specifics of the Khirbet Qumran site and the theory that the manuscripts found in the nearby caves were composed by a sect ostensibly living there.
Articles
- 2008 Article: A Readers' Guide To The Current New York Exhibition Of The Dead Sea Scrolls
- 2008 Article: A New Wrinkle in the Qumran “Yahad” Theory
- 2007 Article: The So-Called “Virtual Reality Tour” at the 2007 San Diego Scrolls Exhibit
- 2007 Article “The Dead Sea Scrolls As Treated In A Recently Published Catalogue”
- 2007 Article “Observations on the Ancient Tunnel Recently Discovered in Jerusalem”
- 2007 Article “Fact And Fiction In Current Exhibitions Of The Dead Sea Scrolls – A Critical Notebook for Viewers”
- 2007 Article: The Qumran-Essene Theory And Recent Strategies Employed In Its Defense
- 2006 Article: The Dead Sea Scrolls at Seattle’s Pacific Science Center
- 2002 Article: The De Rossi Collection Of Hebrew Manuscripts At The Biblioteca Palatina In Parma And Its Importance For Jewish History
- 2001 Article: Exposition Permanente Sur L’histoire Et La Culture Des Juifs De Normandie Au Moyen Age
- 2000 Article: The Current Controversy Over The Dead Sea Scrolls, With Special Reference To The Field Museum Exhibition
- 2000 Article: As The Scrolls Arrive In Chicago…
- 2000 Article: Small texts, big questions…
- 2000 Article: Is A Tannaitic Master Referred To By Name In The Simeon Ben Kosiba Papyri?
- 1998 Article: Qadmoniot And The “Yahad” Claim
- 1994 article: Museum Exhibitions Intensify Controversy Over Dead Sea Scrolls
- 1993 Article: Methods Of Investigation Of The Dead Sea Scrolls And The Khirbet Qumran Site - A Conference Report
Annual Reports
Revised: November 19, 2008