Dead Sea Scrolls from Cave 1: New Editions and Translations

FAIN: RQ-266229-19

Colorado Seminary (Denver, CO 80210-4711)
Alison Schofield (Project Director: December 2018 to present)

Preparation for publication of a new edition and translation of the Dead Sea Scrolls from Cave 1, discovered near Qumran in Israel in the 1950s. (36 months)

This project will produce two scholarly editions and translations of the first Dead Sea Scrolls found in Cave 1. They will rely on new photographs of the Scrolls, taken with multi-spectral and reflectance transformation imaging, and will revise, update, and add critical commentary to these texts, originally published in 1955 only in French. Divided into two volumes now under contract in the new Dead Sea Scrolls Editions series (Brill), these new editions and translations will increase scholarly and general access to these texts in English translation and will aid in the general understanding of these often fragmentary texts. Through new introductions and commentary, the editors will highlight the ways in which these Cave 1 texts illuminate our understanding of the Bible and the origins of modern-day Judaism and the early followers of Jesus. These Scrolls also shed light on the rise of sacred texts and how the written word became central to many Western religious traditions.

Associated Products

Feature: Dead Sea Scrolls (Article)
Title: Feature: Dead Sea Scrolls
Author: Michael F. Bishop
Abstract: Work on the scrolls is passing into the hands of a new generation of scholars, while various key projects continue to draw NEH support. In 2019, a $300,000 grant was awarded to Alison Schofield, associate professor of religious and Judaic studies at the University of Denver, for a project that will produce a new scholarly edition and English translations of the first scrolls found in Cave 1, which thus far have been published only in French. This endeavor will use scroll fragments unavailable for the previous edition and employ state-of-the-art photographic technology. It will provide new introductions and commentary to further enhance our understanding of the Bible as well as the origins of Christianity and its relationship to Judaism.
Year: 2019
Primary URL: http://https://www.neh.gov/article/dead-sea-scrolls
Access Model: Open access
Format: Magazine
Periodical Title: Humanities: The Magazine of the National Endowment for the Humanities
Publisher: NEH HUMANITIES

New Commentaries, New Editions: Current Trends in Scholarship on the Dead Sea Scrolls (Conference/Institute/Seminar)
Title: New Commentaries, New Editions: Current Trends in Scholarship on the Dead Sea Scrolls
Author: Alison Schofield
Author: Timothy Lim
Author: Molly Zahn
Author: Charlotte Hempel
Author: Bronson Brown-deVos
Author: Esther Chazon
Abstract: This workshop will be devoted to introducing and discussing a number of current edition and commentary projects in new and existing Dead Sea Scrolls series, as well as new text-edition initiatives, including digital and open-access editions. Of special interest will be theory and methods of translation and producing new textual editions in a dynamic, multimedia environment. Esther Chazon, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Presiding Timothy Lim, University of Edinburgh, Panelist Molly Zahn, University of Kansas - Lawrence, Panelist Charlotte Hempel, University of Birmingham, Panelist Bronson Brown-deVost, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Panelist Alison Schofield, University of Denver, Panelist Roundtable Discussion
Date Range: 12/02/20
Location: online (virtual)
Primary URL: http://https://www.sbl-site.org/meetings/Congresses_Abstracts.aspx?MeetingId=37
Primary URL Description: Society of Biblical Literature 2020 annual virtual congress (international)

The Dead Sea Scrolls Editions (Brill) and the Cave 1/Community Rule Editions Project (Conference Paper/Presentation)
Title: The Dead Sea Scrolls Editions (Brill) and the Cave 1/Community Rule Editions Project
Author: Alison Schofield
Abstract: This presentation will summarize the current Dead Sea Scrolls Editions series via Brill (eds. Martin Abegg, Daniel Falk, and Alison Schofield). Further, it will explore the current status of our NEH funded project on the Cave 1 Dead Sea Scroll fragments and my 1QS The Community Rule edition project. New techniques, theory of editions and publications, as well as questions about accessibility and dissemination will be discussed.
Date: 12/02/20
Conference Name: Society of Biblical Literature/American Academy of Religion 2020 Annual (Virtual) Congress

NEH Dead Sea Scrolls Cave 1 Project (Web Resource)
Title: NEH Dead Sea Scrolls Cave 1 Project
Author: Alison Schofield
Abstract: This page, to be fleshed out further in the next month or two, will contain a description and updated news on the currently NEH-funded Dead Sea Scrolls Cave 1 Project.
Year: 2020
Primary URL: http://https://www.alisonschofield.com/media-appearances

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