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The Dead Sea Scrolls: vol. 1, Rule of the Community and Related Documents
ed. by James H. Charlesworth, et al.
(Louisville, KY: Westminster/John Knox, 1994), 185 pp., $75
Each volume in this ten-part series will include transliterations, translations and annotations of the non-biblical scrolls.
The Dead Sea Scrolls Translated
by Florentino Garcia Martinez
(Kinderhook, NY: Brill, 1994), 513 pp., $30
A one-volume English translation of Martinez’s Spanish rendition of the non-biblical scrolls.
The Hidden Scrolls: Christianity, Judaism, and the War for the Dead Sea Scrolls
by Neil Asher Silberman
(New York: Putnam, 1994), 320 pp., $24.95
Silberman surveys the struggle to break the international editing team’s lock on the scrolls.
Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls
by Lawrence H. Schiffman
(Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1994), 529 pp., $34.95
Schiffman examines the significance of the scrolls for understanding the history of Judaism.
The Sistine Chapel: A Glorious Restoration
ed. by Pierluigi De Vecchi, et al.
(New York: Abrams, 1994), 271 pp., $75
A large picture-book and a collection of essays by art experts, this volume examines the nine-year restoration of Michelangelo’s masterpiece.
Theological Lexicon of the New Testament
by Ceslas Spicq, trans. and ed. by James D. Ernest
(Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1994), three volumes, 1,786 pp., $99.95
Spicq explicates the religious meaning of the language used in the New Testament.
New Interpreter’s Bible, vol. 1
(Nashville: Abingdon, 1994), 1196 pp., $65.00
The first book in this 12-volume series includes the NIV and NRSV translations of the first three books of the Pentateuch, critical commentaries, essays on te religion.
Inclusion here does not preclude a longer review in a future issue.
The Dead Sea Scrolls: vol. 1, Rule of the Community and Related Documents
ed. by James H. Charlesworth, et al.
(Louisville, KY: Westminster/John Knox, 1994), 185 pp., $75
Each volume in this ten-part series will include transliterations, translations and annotations of the non-biblical scrolls.
