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Zusatztext a landmark that deserves recognition and celebration. 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 the Great Isaiah Scroll (1QIsa]a) and the Hebrew University Isaiah Scroll (1QIsa]b), which constitute almost 30% of all the preserved biblical material, in the styles of the DJD 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 problematic readings, and the first comprehensive catalogue of the textual variants. It is not, and cannot be, a comprehensive analysis of all these highly influential manuscripts, on which innumerable studies have been published over the past half century. Part 1 contains the photographic plates (1QIsa]a in colour) with the transcriptions on facing pages for easy comparison. Part 2 contains the introductions, notes, and catalogue of variants. The main introduction narrates the discovery and early history of these two manuscripts. Inhaltsverzeichnis I: PLATES AND TRANSCRIPTIONS 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 II: INTRODUCTIONS, COMMENTARY Introduction Discovery and History of 1QIsaa and 1QIsab Photographing of 1QIsaa Photographing of 1QIsab Select Bibliography The Great Isaiah Scroll: 1QIsaa Introduction to 1QIsaa Notes on the 1QIsaa Manuscript and Readings 1QIsaa Textual Variants The Hebrew University Isaiah Scroll: 1QIsab Introduction to 1QIsab Notes on the 1QIsab Manuscript and Readings 1QIsab Textual Variants Index of Qumran Isaiah Passages Index of Contents of the Isaiah Manuscripts ...
