Qumran in Context: Reassessing the Archaeological Evidence
by Yizhar Hirschfeld
Reviewed by Rami Arav

Yizhar Hirschfeld suggests that Qumran has lived through three totally different strata of occupation, each with a different function.

Qumran Cave 4–XII
by Frank Moore Cross, Donald W. Parry, Richard J. Saley and Eugene Ulrich
Reviewed by Hershel Shanks

This is the story of the life of a Dead Sea Scroll named 4QSam^a: It was written on a piece of animal skin about 2,030 or 2,055 years ago and was discovered in a cave near Qumran more than 50 years ago.

Le Rouleau
by Daniel Brizemeure, Noël Lacoudre and Émile Puech
Reviewed by P. Kyle McCarter, Jr.

From 1994 to 1996, with the oversight of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan, the EDF Valectra lab in France performed various tasks involved in the conservation of the Copper Scroll. The record and results of these tasks are painstakingly, elaborately and even lavishly published in the extraordinary two-volume work reviewed here.

The Dead Sea Scrolls, A Full History, Vol. 1
By Weston W. Fields
Reviewed by Charlotte Hempel

This lavishly illustrated volume contains a virtual mini-archive of the momentous events relating to the discovery, acquisition and early publication history of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

The Dead Sea Scrolls, A Full History, Vol. 1
By Weston W. Fields
Reviewed by Jerome Murphy-O’Connor

This history of the Dead Sea Scrolls is thoroughly researched. Field’s quest for alive and written sources took him around the world. In this book the facts speak for themselves.

The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Hasmonean State
By Hanan Eshel
Reviewed by Sidnie White Crawford

Eshel describes his valuable book as “an effort to integrate the disciplines of archaeology, history and Qumran studies, demonstrating how the Qumran scrolls can contribute to our understanding of the Hasmonean Period.”

What Are the Dead Sea Scrolls and Why Do They Matter?
by David Noel Freedman and Pam Fox Kuhlken
Reviewed by James D. VanderKam

This short and lively book is presented as an interview with Hebrew Bible scholar David Noel Freedman. It covers many aspects of the scrolls and their importance to the world.