Book 56

Written by one of the world's leading authorities on the Dead Sea Scrolls, these groundbreaking essays explore the significance of the scrolls for our understanding of the New Testament and Christian Origins. Updated in the light of the most recent scrolls research these essays offer an overview of Dead Sea Scrolls research, ranging from an examination of 'The Essenes in History' to a study of 'Biblical Proof-Texts in Qmran Literature' Volume 56 in the Library of Second Temple Studies

Book 57

Essays in this collection include 'Bible and Midrash - Early Old Testament Exegesis, Postbiblical Jewish Studies' and 'The Archangel Sariel: A Targumic Parallel to the Dead Sea Scrolls, in Christianity, Judaism and other Greco-Roman Cults'. This is volume 57 in the Library of the Second Temple Studies series.