The Scrolls and Biblical Traditions—Proceedings of the Seventh Meeting of the IOQS in Helsinki

The theme of the gathering was the transmission, use, or interpretation of biblical traditions in the Scrolls from the Judean Desert. Of the 56 presentations, 12 appear in this volume, some of them revised significantly. The topics include Josephus' 22-book canon and the Qumran Scrolls, the impact of the Qumran evidence on biblical lower criticism, some experimental considerations on the Genesis Apocryphon, the prayer of Manasseh in 4Q381 and the account of Manasseh in 2 Chronicles 33, how intermarriage defiles the sanctuary, and relations to Gentiles in the Damascus Document and biblical tradition. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

George J. Brooke, Ph.D. Claremont, D.D. Oxford, is Rylands Professor of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis, University of Manchester, England. Amongst many other publications, especially on the Scrolls, he has co-edited The Significance of Sinai (Brill, 2008) and The Mermaid and the Partridge (Brill, 2011).Daniel K. Falk (Ph.D. Cambridge 1996) is Professor of Ancient Judaism and Biblical Studies at the University of Oregon. His is author of Daily, Sabbath, and Festival Prayers in the Dead Sea Scrolls (1998) and Parabiblical Texts (2007). Eibert J. C. Tigchelaar, Ph.D. (1994), University of Groningen, is Research Professor at the KU Leuven. Amongst other publications, mainly on the Scrolls, he has co-edited Qumran Cave 1 Revisited (Brill, 2010). Molly Zahn, Ph.D. (2009), University of Notre Dame, is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Kansas. She is the author of Rethinking Rewritten Scripture: Composition and Exegesis in the 4QReworked Pentateuch Manuscripts (Brill, 2011).