SUGGESTED READING
The Archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls, by Jodi Magness, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2002. An Archaeological profile and analysis of the material evidence from Qumran, along with relevant literary sources, illustrations, and indexes.
The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English, Revised Edition, translated by Geza Vermes, Penguin Books, 2004. A complete translation of all the published texts thus far of the Dead Sea Scrolls by Professor Emeritus Vermes of Oxford University.
The Complete World of the Dead Sea Scrolls, by Philip R. Davies, George J. Brooke, and Phillip R. Callaway, Thames & Hudson Ltd., 2002. Presents the contents of the Scrolls, along with describing the ancient world in which they were created, their possible authors, and their hiding place in the Judean wilderness.
The Copper Scroll and the Search for the Temple Treasure, by Hershel Shanks, founder of the Biblical Archaeology Society and the Biblical Archaeology Review, Biblical Archaeology Society (Publishing), 2007. Examines the many attempts to understand the different facets of the Copper Scroll, including the race for the legendary Temple treasure.
The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Full History, Vol. 1, by Weston W. Fields, E.J. Brill Publishing, 2009. Fascinating tales of discovery, reconstruction, decipherment, and publication of the Dead Sea Scrolls through the words of the men who were there.
The Dead Sea Scrolls Bible, translated and with commentary by Martin Abegg Jr., Peter Flint, and Eugene Ulrich, HarperSanFrancisco, 1999. The oldest known Bible, more than 1,000 years older than any previously discovered biblical manuscripts, the Dead Sea Scrolls contain biblical texts never before published or translated, including hundreds of new and different readings and some lost psalms.
The Dead Sea Scrolls Today, by James C. VanderKam, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2010. An orderly account of the Scrolls themselves and what has happened with them since the mid-1980s/
Excavating the City of David: Where Jerusalem’s History Began, by Ronny Reich, current lead archaeologist of the City of David, Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society and Biblical Archaeology Society, co-publishers, 2011. This book features the oldest part of Jerusalem with focus on the Siloam Tunnel, Warren’s Shaft System, the Siloam Inscription, and Theodotus Inscription, and the pool of Siloam.
Freeing the Dead Sea Scrolls: And Other Adventures of an Archaeology Outsider, by Hershel Shanks, Biblical Archaeology Society, 2010. This autobiography offers a fascinating account of a world renowned Biblical Archaeologist and his scrapes with governments, nomads, and scoundrels.
The Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls, by James VanderKam & Peter Flint, HarperSanFrancisco, 2002. This textbook focuses on the Scrolls’ significance for understanding the Bible, Judaism, Jesus, and Christianity.
Rediscovering the Dead Sea Scrolls: An Assessment of Old and New Approaches and Methods, by Maxine L. Grossman (Editor), William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2010. Introduces a wide spectrum of approaches to the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls, including paleography, archaeology, manuscript analysis, and a variety of literary, historical and social scientific approaches.
Secrets of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, by Leen & Kathryn Ritmeyer, Biblical Archaeology Society, 1998. Contains a detailed tour of Jerusalem’s most sacred site, discovering the hidden secrets of Solomon’s temple, King Herod’s expansion, and wehre the Ark of the Covenant once stood.
