A material approach to the Great Isaiah Scroll
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Authors
Type
Book chapter
Year
2026
Language
English
Abstract
This chapter presents the Great Isaiah Scroll as an archaeological artifact whose material features preserve traces of its history. Adopting a material approach, it reconstructs the scroll’s biography, from its production and use to its deposition in Cave 1Q. Particular attention is given to the material evidence for the bisection of the scroll and its implications for understanding the textual transmission and reception of the Book of Isaiah.
Keywords
Biography of the scroll , Bisection of Isaiah , Dead Sea Scrolls, Great Isaiah Scroll, Material approach
Book
A Voice From the Desert: The Great Isaiah Scroll
Pages (or article number)
77-81
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License
Rights reserved
Visibility
Public
Status open access
Green
