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Klappentext DJD XXXII presents the first full critical edition of the Great Isaiah Scroll (1QIsaa) and the Hebrew University Isaiah Scroll (1QIsab) in the style of the Discoveries in the Judaean Desert series. That is, whereas the photographs and transcriptions have been available since the 1950s, this volume provides a fresh transcription of all the known fragments, notes clarifying readings that are problematic either physically or palaeographically, and the first comprehensive catalogue of the textual variants. Part 1 contains the photographic plates (1QIsaa in colour) with the transcriptions on facing pages for easy comparison. Part 2 contains the introduction, notes, and the catalogue of variants; The introduction narrates the discovery, purchase, and early publication of these two manuscripts, which are part of the earliest discoveries and among the most significant biblical scrolls. Zusammenfassung DJD XXXII presents the first full critical edition of 1QIsaa (the Great Isaiah Scroll) and 1QIsab in the style of the DJD series. Part 1 contains the photographic plates (1QIsaa in colour) with the transcriptions on facing pages for easy comparison. Part II presents the introductions, notes, and the catalogue of variants. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of Plates Preface Plates A-J The Great Isaiah Scroll:1QIsaa Transcriptions of 1QIsaa Plates I-LIV The Hebrew University Isaiah Scroll: 1QIsab Transcriptions of 1QIsab Plates LV-LXXIV
