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Origin Stories: A Forum on the “Discovery” and Interpretation of First-Millennium Manuscripts.

June 22, 2018August 5, 2018

Introduction – Jennifer Barry (University of Mary Washington) and Eva Mroczek (UC Davis) Cluster #1 Årstein Justnes (University of Agder, Norway) – Fragments for Sale: ... [Read More]

Origins Forum: Discovery and Interpretation of First-Millennium Manuscripts.

June 22, 2018August 3, 2018

Jennifer Barry and Eva Mroczek on the Origins Forum The lure of new discovery is powerful, and some of the most celebrated finds ... [Read More]

Fragments for Sale: Dead Sea Scrolls

June 22, 2018August 3, 2018

Årstein Justnes on selling scripture Since 2002 more than 75 previously unknown Dead Sea Scroll fragments have surfaced on the antiquities market, and recent ... [Read More]

Batshit Stories: New Tales of Discovering Ancient Texts

June 22, 2018August 13, 2018

Eva Mroczek on stories of discovery In his short story Forevermore, Israeli writer S.Y. Agnon relates the story of a scholar, Adiel Amzeh. ... [Read More]

Gleanings from the Cave of Wonders? Fragments, Forgeries, and “Biblicism” in the Dead Sea Scrolls

June 22, 2018August 3, 2018

Kipp Davis on the treasures of Qumran “Remember, boy. First fetch me the lamp. And then you shall have your reward . . ... [Read More]

First Impressions # 95: Eva Mroczek on the Literary Imagination in Jewish Antiquity

October 25, 2016October 25, 2016

There was no such thing as the Bible when ancient Jewish literature was composed. With a more expansive view of sources, we can ... [Read More]

MRBlog: Joan Taylor responds to Jodi Magness

December 15, 2014December 15, 2014

I very much appreciate the time Jodi Magness has put into reading and commenting on my book The Essenes, the Scrolls and the Dead ... [Read More]

Relaxing the Lines between Redaction and Reception – By Andrew Perrin

September 30, 2014September 30, 2014

Andrew Perrin on Devorah Dimant and Reinhard G. Kratz (eds.) Rewriting and Interpreting the Hebrew Bible Among the many lessons the Dead Sea Scrolls have ... [Read More]

Coffee Table Talk with Charlotte Hempel

September 16, 2014

In this interview with MRB’s editor-in-chief Timothy Michael Law, Charlotte Hempel discusses how she began her career of study in the Dead Sea Scrolls, where ... [Read More]

The Essenes and the Qumran Settlement – By Jodi Magness

May 1, 2014May 22, 2014

Jodi Magness on Joan E. Taylor’s The Essenes, the Scrolls, and the Dead Sea Qumran was occupied from around 100 BCE to 68 ... [Read More]

Dead Sea Scrolls

Origin Stories: A Forum on the “Discovery” and Interpretation of First-Millennium Manuscripts.

Origins Forum: Discovery and Interpretation of First-Millennium Manuscripts.

Fragments for Sale: Dead Sea Scrolls

Batshit Stories: New Tales of Discovering Ancient Texts

Gleanings from the Cave of Wonders? Fragments, Forgeries, and “Biblicism” in the Dead Sea Scrolls

First Impressions # 95: Eva Mroczek on the Literary Imagination in Jewish Antiquity

MRBlog: Joan Taylor responds to Jodi Magness

Relaxing the Lines between Redaction and Reception – By Andrew Perrin

Coffee Table Talk with Charlotte Hempel

The Essenes and the Qumran Settlement – By Jodi Magness

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