| Preface | p. xiii |
| Preface to the Revised Edition | p. xv |
| Prolegomena | |
| Introduction | p. 3 |
| A Dead Sea Scrolls Timeline | p. 36 |
| Reading a Dead Sea Scroll | p. 38 |
| How to Read This Book | p. 44 |
| Texts | |
| The Damascus Document (CD) (Geniza A+B, 4Q266-272) | p. 49 |
| A Commentary on Habakkuk (1 QpHab) | p. 79 |
| A Commentary on Micah (1Q14) | p. 88 |
| Tales of the Patriarchs (1QapGen) | p. 89 |
| The Words of Moses (1Q22) | p. 105 |
| The Book of Secrets (1Q27, 4Q299-301) | p. 108 |
| Charter of a Jewish Sectarian Association (1QS, 4Q255-264a, 5Q11) | p. 112 |
| Charter of Israel in the Last Days (1QSa [1Q28a], 4Q249a-i) | p. 136 |
| Priestly Blessings for the Last Days ([1QSb], 1Q28b) | p. 140 |
| Tongues of Fire and Prayer of Praise (1Q29, 4Q376, 4Q408) | p. 144 |
| The War Scroll (1QM, 4Q491-496) | p. 146 |
| Thanksgiving Hymns (The Thanksgiving Scroll) (1QH[superscript a], 1Q35, 4Q427-432) | p. 170 |
| Festival Prayers (1Q34, 1Q34bis, 4Q507-509) | p. 205 |
| A Story About the Exodus (2Q21) | p. 209 |
| The Last Words of Judah (3Q7) | p. 210 |
| A List of Buried Treasure (The Copper Scroll) (3Q15) | p. 211 |
| Apocryphal Psalms (4Q88) | p. 223 |
| A Reworking of Genesis and Exodus (4Q158) | p. 224 |
| Ordinances (4Q159, 4Q513-514) | p. 230 |
| An Account of the Story of Samuel (4Q160) | p. 234 |
| Commentaries on Isaiah (4Q161-165) | p. 236 |
| A Commentary on Hosea (4Q166-167) | p. 241 |
| A Commentary on Nahum (4Q169) | p. 243 |
| Commentaries on Psalms (4Q171, 4Q173, 1Q16) | p. 248 |
| The Last Days: A Commentary on Selected Verses (4Q174) | p. 254 |
| A Collection of Messianic Proof Texts (4Q175) | p. 258 |
| A Commentary on Consoling Passages in Scripture (4Q176) | p. 261 |
| The Last Days: An Interpretation of Selected Verses (4Q177) | p. 263 |
| A Lament for Zion (4Q179) | p. 267 |
| The Ages of the World (4Q180-181) | p. 269 |
| A Commentary on Collected Verses (4Q182) | p. 271 |
| A Sectarian History (4Q183) | p. 271 |
| Wiles of the Wicked Woman (4Q184) | p. 272 |
| In Praise of Wisdom (4Q185) | p. 274 |
| A Horoscope Written in Code (4Q186) | p. 275 |
| Introduction to the Enoch Literature | p. 278 |
| The Book of Enoch (4Q201-202, 4Q204-207, 4Q212, 1Q19) | p. 280 |
| The Book of Giants (4Q203, 4Q530-532, 6Q8, 1Q23, 2Q26) | p. 290 |
| Astronomical Enoch (4Q208-211) | p. 295 |
| The Words of Levi (4Q213, 4Q213a-b, 4Q214, 4Q214a-b, 4Q540-541, 1Q21, Geniza Fragments, Mt. Athos Greek Text) | p. 304 |
| The Last Words of Naphtali (4Q215) | p. 314 |
| The Time of Righteousness (4Q215a) | p. 315 |
| The Book of Jubilees (1Q17-18, 2Q19-20, 3Q5, 4Q176b, 4Q216-224, 11Q12) | p. 316 |
| A Paraphrase of Genesis and Exodus (4Q225) | p. 336 |
| Israel and the Holy Land (4Q226) | p. 338 |
| Enoch and the Watchers (4Q227) | p. 339 |
| Work with a Citation of Jubilees (4Q228) | p. 340 |
| The Healing of King Nabonidus (4Q242) | p. 340 |
| The Vision of Daniel (4Q243-244) | p. 342 |
| A Second Vision of Daniel (4Q245) | p. 344 |
| A Vision of the Son of God (4Q246) | p. 346 |
| The Acts of a King (4Q248) | p. 347 |
| A Commentary on the Law of Moses (4Q251) | p. 348 |
| Commentaries on Genesis (4Q252-254a) | p. 352 |
| A Commentary on Malachi (4Q253a) | p. 357 |
| Portions of Sectarian Law (4Q265) | p. 357 |
| Ritual Purity Laws Concerning Liquids (4Q274) | p. 360 |
| Rule of Initiation (4Q275) | p. 363 |
| The Ashes of the Red Heifer (4Q276-277) | p. 363 |
| Ritual Purity Laws Concerning Menstruation (4Q278) | p. 365 |
| Laws Concerning Lots (4Q279) | p. 365 |
| Ritual of Purification for Festival Days (4Q284) | p. 366 |
| Laws About Liquids and Gleaning (4Q284a) | p. 367 |
| The War of the Messiah (4Q285, 11Q14) | p. 368 |
| A Liturgy of Blessing and Cursing (4Q280, 4Q286-289) | p. 371 |
| The Sage to the "Children of Dawn" (4Q298) | p. 375 |
| The Parable of the Bountiful Tree (4Q302) | p. 377 |
| A Meditation on Creation (4Q303) | p. 378 |
| The People Who Err (4Q306) | p. 379 |
| A Reader's Guide to the Qumran Calendar Texts | p. 379 |
| The Phases of the Moon (4Q317) | p. 385 |
| A Divination Text (Brontologion) (4Q318) | p. 387 |
| Calendar of the Heavenly Signs (4Q319) | p. 389 |
| Synchronistic Calendars (4Q320-4Q321a) | p. 393 |
| Priestly Service: Sabbath Entrance (4Q322-324a) | p. 398 |
| Fragmentary Historical Writings (4Q322a, 4Q331-333, 4Q468e, 4Q578) | p. 399 |
| Priestly Service: Sabbath, Month, and Festival-Year One (4Q325) | p. 403 |
| Priestly Service: Sabbath, Month, and Festival-Year Four (4Q326) | p. 404 |
| Priestly Service as the Seasons Change (4Q328) | p. 405 |
| Priestly Rotation on the Sabbath (4Q329) | p. 406 |
| Priestly Service on the Passover (4Q329a) | p. 407 |
| Priestly Service on New Year's Day (4Q330) | p. 407 |
| A Liturgical Calendar (4Q334) | p. 408 |
| False Prophets in Israel (4Q339) | p. 409 |
| A List of Temple Servants (4Q340) | p. 411 |
| An Annotated Law of Moses (4Q364-365) | p. 412 |
| An Apocryphal Law of Moses (4Q368) | p. 415 |
| The Inheritance of the Firstborn, the Messiah of David (4Q369) | p. 416 |
| A Sermon on the Flood (4Q370) | p. 418 |
| Stories About the Tribes of Israel (2Q22, 4Q371-373) | p. 420 |
| A Discourse on the Exodus and Conquest (4Q374) | p. 424 |
| The Test of a True Prophet (4Q375) | p. 425 |
| A Moses Apocryphon (4Q377) | p. 427 |
| Apocryphal Joshua (4Q378-379) | p. 428 |
| A Collection of Royal Psalms (4Q380-381) | p. 432 |
| An Apocryphon of Elijah (4Q382) | p. 437 |
| A Jeremiah Apocryphon (4Q384, 4Q385a, 4Q387, 4Q388a, 4Q389-390) | p. 439 |
| An Ezekiel Apocryphon (4Q385, 4Q385b, 4Q386, 4Q388) | p. 447 |
| God the Creator (4Q392) | p. 450 |
| Prayers for Forgiveness (4Q393) | p. 451 |
| The Sabbaths and Festivals of the Year (4Q394 Section A) | p. 452 |
| A Sectarian Manifesto (4QMMT: 4Q394-399) | p. 454 |
| The Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice (4Q400-407, 11Q17, Mas1k) | p. 462 |
| A Liturgy (4Q409) | p. 476 |
| An Unknown Prophecy (4Q410) | p. 477 |
| A Liturgy of Ritual Washings (4Q414, 4Q512) | p. 477 |
| The Secret of the Way Things Are (4Q415-418, 1Q26, 4Q423) | p. 481 |
| An Instruction (4Q419) | p. 494 |
| A Commentary on Genesis and Exodus (4Q422) | p. 495 |
| A Collection of Proverbs (4Q424) | p. 497 |
| Thanksgivings (4Q433a) | p. 499 |
| In Praise of God's Grace (Barki Nafshi) (4Q434, 4Q436-437, 4Q439) | p. 500 |
| A Meditation on the Fourth Day of Creation (4Q440) | p. 504 |
| Hymns of Thanksgiving (4Q443) | p. 504 |
| Incantation of the Sage (4Q444) | p. 505 |
| In Praise of King Jonathan (4Q448) | p. 506 |
| A Fragmentary Narrative (4Q458) | p. 507 |
| Fragment of a Lost Apocryphon (4Q460) | p. 508 |
| Fragment of a Lost Narrative (4Q461) | p. 509 |
| A Meditation on Israel's History (4Q462) | p. 510 |
| Lives of the Patriarchs (4Q464) | p. 512 |
| The Archangel Michael and King Zedekiah (4Q470) | p. 513 |
| Assorted Manuscripts (4Q471-471a, 4Q471c) | p. 514 |
| The Two Ways (4Q473) | p. 515 |
| A Record of Disciplinary Action (4Q477) | p. 516 |
| A Prayer for Deliverance (4Q501) | p. 517 |
| A Liturgy of Thanksgiving (4Q502) | p. 518 |
| Daily Prayers (4Q503) | p. 520 |
| The Words of the Heavenly Lights (4Q504-506) | p. 522 |
| The Songs of the Sage for Protection Against Evil Spirits (4Q510-511) | p. 526 |
| Redemption and Resurrection (4Q521) | p. 530 |
| A Tale of Joshua (4Q522) | p. 532 |
| The Blessings of the Wise (4Q525) | p. 533 |
| The Words of the Archangel Michael (4Q529) | p. 538 |
| The Birth of the Chosen One (4Q534-536) | p. 539 |
| The Vision of Jacob (4Q537) | p. 541 |
| An Apocryphon of Judah (4Q538) | p. 543 |
| The Last Words of Joseph (4Q539) | p. 544 |
| The Last Words of Kohath (4Q542) | p. 545 |
| The Vision of Amram (4Q543-548) | p. 547 |
| Hur and Miriam (4Q549) | p. 551 |
| The Tale of Patireza and Bagasraw (4Q550, 4Q550a-d) | p. 552 |
| Aramaic Fragments (4Q551, 4Q569) | p. 554 |
| The Vision of the Four Trees (4Q552-553) | p. 555 |
| A Vision of the New Jerusalem (4Q554-555, 5Q15, 11Q18, 1Q32, 2Q24) | p. 557 |
| A Text About the Maccabees? (4Q556) | p. 563 |
| A Biblical Chronology (4Q559) | p. 564 |
| An Exorcism (4Q560) | p. 566 |
| An Aramaic Horoscope (4Q561) | p. 567 |
| An Aramaic Text on the Persian Period (4Q562) | p. 569 |
| A Priestly Vision (4Q563) | p. 570 |
| A Sectarian Rule (5Q13) | p. 570 |
| Apocryphal Psalms of David (11Q5-6, 4Q88, 4Q448) | p. 571 |
| An Aramaic Translation of the Book of Job (11Q10) | p. 577 |
| Songs to Disperse Demons (11Q11) | p. 588 |
| The Coming of Melchizedek (11Q13) | p. 590 |
| The Temple Scroll (11Q19-21, 4Q524, 4Q365a) | p. 593 |
| Indices | |
| Bibliography | p. 635 |
| Index of Manuscripts | p. 647 |
| Index of References | p. 651 |
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