Lexicons
The Dictionary of Classical Hebrew (8 vols.) by Call Number: PJ4833 .D6 1993 REFERENCE ROOMISBN: 1850756341Publication Date: 1993-2011This lexicon covers the Hebrew Bible, Ben Sira, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and Hebrew inscriptions. The number of times a word occurs in each corpus is listed at the beginning of each entry. There is also a 1 volume, concise edition of this lexicon. The Concise Dictionary of Classical Hebrew (CDCH) includes every word that appears in the 8 volume edition, but the entries are abbreviated. CDCH is not yet available in the library.
Concordances
The Dead Sea Scrolls Concordance (3 vols.) by Call Number: BM487 .A72 2003 REFERENCE ROOMISBN: 9004125213Publication Date: 2003-2010Volumes 1 and 3 of this series have been published. Each volume has two separately bound parts. Together these volumes cover all biblical and non-biblical scrolls written in Hebrew, Greek, or Aramaic. In this concordance words are displayed in context.
Volume 1, Part 1 covers non-biblical texts from Qumran and includes words beginning with Aleph-Mem.
Volume 1, Part 2 covers non-biblical texts from Qumran and includes words beginning with Nun-Tav. Part 2 also includes all Aramaic and Greek words.
Volume 3, Part 1 covers biblical texts from the Judaean desert (not just Qumran), including words beginning with Aleph-Mem.
Volume 3, Part 2 covers biblical texts from the Judaean desert (not just Qumran), including words beginning with Nun-Tav. Part 2 also includes all Aramaic and Greek words.
Dictionaries / Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls (2 vols.) by Call Number: BM487 .E53 2000 REFERENCE ROOMISBN: 0195084500Publication Date: 2000-04-06This is the standard dictionary/encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scroll. There are articles on individual scrolls (e.g. "Copper Scroll"), scholars involved in the publication of the scrolls (e.g. "Allegro, John Marco"), themes in the scrolls (e.g. "Dualism"), and more. Each article includes a bibliography.
The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism by Call Number: BM176 .E34 2010 c.1 REFERENCE ROOMISBN: 0802825494Publication Date: 2010This dictionary focuses on the Second Temple Period. Eibert Tigchelaar served as the consulting editor of entries related to the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Grammars
The Language and Linguistic Background of the Isaiah Scroll (1 Q Isa) [By] E. Y. Kutscher by ISBN: 9789004059740Publication Date: 1979
Monographs
A Guide to the Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature by Call Number: BM487 .F585 2008 c.1ISBN: 0802862411Publication Date: 2007-04-01A select bibliography of scholarship up to 2008. Fitzmyer points to major publications of the scrolls and reference tools, as well. If you are struggling with a particular reference system (e.g. 1QapGen vs. 1Q20), you'll find help here.
Revised Lists of the Texts from the Judaean Desert by Call Number: BM487 .T58 2010 c.1 REFERENCE ROOMISBN: 9004179496Publication Date: 2010If you are not sure where to find a particular scroll in the massive DJD series, this list will point you in the right direction. Fitzmyer's Guide will be helpful as well.
The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Full History by Call Number: BM487 .F528 v.1 2009 c.1ISBN: 9004175814Publication Date: 2009A detailed history of the discovery of the scrolls and the first several years of their publication. The stories have been told many times by many people, but never as well as as what you find in Fields' Full History.
The Dead Sea Scrolls by Call Number: BM487 .L54 2005 c.1ISBN: 9780192806598Publication Date: 2005Timothy Lim provides a concise (152 small pages), clearly written introduction to the scrolls and surveys the major issues in scrolls scholarship.
