Community of the Renewed Covenant

The Notre Dame Symposium on the Dead Sea Scrolls

Edited by Eugene Ulrich and James VanderKam

Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity

The thirteen Qumran scholars in this book present the most recent overviews and syntheses in various areas of scrolls study, making The Community of the Renewed Covenant the broadest, most authoritative, and up-to-date book available on the Dead Sea Scrolls. These essays provide descriptions of the major areas of research, as well as explore the implications for longstanding problems in the field.

“This is a first-rate collection of cutting-edge essays on an important and rapidly expanding area in religious studies and the humanities.”-Choice

“_The Community of the Renewed Covenant _ makes an important contribution to the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls. It contains clear and comprehensive studies about major topics connected with the Scrolls and it is written by many of today’s main editors of Qumran texts. The essays describe the Qumran community and its tenets, and form a remarkable and up-to-date collection of studies.”-Joseph A. Fitzmyer, S.J., Professor Emeritus, Biblical Studies, The Catholic University of America

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“This is a first-rate collection of cutting-edge essays on an important and rapidly expanding area in religious studies and the humanities.” -Choice