The Dead Sea Scrolls

Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek Texts with English Translations

Edited by James H. Charlesworth

The Dead Sea Scrolls represent the remains of an ancient Jewish library which antedates 68 C.E. It is the most significant discovery of biblically related ancient manuscripts, and represents more than 600 ancient Jewish documents.

The series  present an introduction, critical text, and literal English translation of all the Dead Sea Scrolls which are not copies of books in the Hebrew Bible. It is the definitive collection of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Forty-four scholars from Canada, Germany, Israel, the United States, and other countries serve as subeditors in the series.

The series is prepared with the text on the left page and the translation on the right. Critical notes help the scholar understand the text, variants, philological subtleties, and translation.