Monday, May 01, 2006

TWO NEW ISSUES OF DEAD SEA DISCOVERIES need to be noted. Here are the tables of contents:
Volume 12, Number 3, 2005

Articles

Observations on the Editorial Shaping of the So-Called Community Hymns from 1QHa and 4QHa (4Q427)
pp. 233-256(24)
Author: Harkins, Angela Kim

The Ideological and Literary Unity of 4QInstruction and its Authorship
pp. 257-279(23)
Author: Nitzan, Bilhah

4Q251: Midrash Mishpatim
pp. 280-302(23)
Author: Shemesh, Aharon

A Cave 4 Fragment of Divre Mosheh (4QDM) and the Text of 1Q22 1:7–10 and Jubilees 1:9, 14
pp. 303-312(10)
Author: Tigchelaar, Eibert

4Q245 (psDan' ar) and the High Priesthood of Judas Maccabaeus
pp. 313-362(50)
Author: Wise, Michael O.

Book Reviews

Book Reviews
pp. 363-374(12)

Volume 13, Number 1, 2006

Preface

Preface
pp. 1-3(3)
Author: Collins, John J.

Articles

The Book(s) Attributed to Noah
pp. 4-23(20)
Author: Stone, Michael E.

Marginalia on 4QInstruction
pp. 24-37(14)
Authors: Martínez, Florentino García

Isaiah 11:15: A New Interpretation Based on the Genesis Apocryphon
pp. 38-45(8)
Author: Eshel, Esther

A Statistical Analysis of the Textual Character of 4QSamuela (4Q51)
pp. 46-54(9)
Authors: Cross, Frank Moore; Saley, Richard J.

Fragments of a Leviticus Scroll (Aruglev) Found in the Judean Desert in 2004
pp. 55-60(6)
Authors: Eshel, Hanan; Baruchi, Yosi; Porat, Roi

The Scriptural Setting of the Book of Jubilees
pp. 61-72(12)
Author: Vanderkam, James C.

Exegetical Notes on 4Q225 "Pseudo-Jubilees"
pp. 73-98(26)
Author: Kugel, James

Towards a Study of the Uses of the Concept of Wilderness in Ancient Judaism
pp. 99-113(15)
Author: Najman, Hindy

Book Reviews

Book Reviews
pp. 114-125(12)
Links to the individual articles can be found on the pages linked to above. The articles require a paid personal or institutional subscription to access.

I'm very behind on recent journal issues. I'll try to catch up in the coming days or weeks.