Time to prepare the way in the wilderness : : papers on the Qumran scrolls / / by fellows of the Institute for Advanced Studies of the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1989-1990 ; edited by Devorah Dimant and Lawrence H. Schiffman.

• Superior document: Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah, v. 16
• Author: Universiṭah ha-ʻIvrit bi-Yerushalayim. Makhon le-limudim mitḳadmim.
• TeilnehmendeR: Dimant, Devorah.; Schiffman, Lawrence H.; Universiṭah ha-ʻIvrit bi-Yerushalayim. Makhon le-limudim mitḳadmim.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, New York : : E.J. Brill,, 1995.
• Year of Publication: 1995
• Language: English
• Series: Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah 16.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 157 pages) :; illustrations.

This collection of articles on the Dead Sea Scrolls by fellows at the Institute for Advanced Studies of The Hebrew University (1989-1990) represents the ongoing work of editing and interpreting one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the century. This volume includes articles on the contents and significance of the scrolls, the biblical scrolls, the legal rulings of the sectarians and their prayer texts.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / DEVORAH DIMANT and LAWRENCE H. SCHIFFMAN -- PREFACE / DEVORAH DIMANT and LAWRENCE H. SCHIFFMAN -- THE LAWS ABOUT FLUXES IN 4QTOHORAa (4Q274) / Joseph M. Baumgarten -- VISIONARY ARCHITECTURE AND TOWN PLANNING IN THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS / Magen Broshi -- THE QUMRAN MANUSCRIPTS: CONTENTS AND SIGNIFICANCE / Devorah Dimant -- 4QTOHORAa: AN UNPUBLISHED QUMRAN TEXT ON PURITIES / Jacob Milgrom -- SACRAL AND NON-SACRAL SLAUGHTER ACCORDING TO THE TEMPLE SCROLL / Lawrence H. Schiffman -- GROUPS OF BIBLICAL TEXTS FOUND AT QUMRAN / Emanuel Tov -- THE PALAEO-HEBREW BIBLICAL MANUSCRIPTS FROM QUMRAN CAVE 4 / Eugene Ulrich -- THE ANGELIC SONG OVER THE LUMINARIES IN THE QUMRAN TEXTS / Moshe Weinfeld -- STUDIES ON THE TEXTS OF THE DESERT OF JUDAH / DEVORAH DIMANT and LAWRENCE H. SCHIFFMAN.