Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Steve Miller" <smille10 AT sbcglobal.net>]

Dave,
How would this book help me if I don't have DJD?

Sincerely,
-Steve Miller
Detroit
www.voiceInWilderness.info
And I say unto you my friends, 
Be not afraid of them that kill the body, 
and after that have no more that they can do.
But I will forewarn you whom you shall fear:
Fear Him, who after He has killed 
has power to cast into hell.
Yea, I say unto you, Fear Him. (Lk 12:4-5)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dwashbur AT nyx.net
> Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 3:03 PM
> To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Where to read biblical Dead Sea Scroll
> 
> 
> 
> On 15 Aug 2009 at 10:21, Fred Schafer wrote:
> 
> > Hi, I've just begun learning Hebrew, and I was wondering where I can
> > read the biblical manuscripts of the Dead Sea Scrolls.  So far, the
> > only books I can find have only the non-biblical material, such as
> > "The Dead Sea Scrolls Study Edition".  I've seen that Accordance
> > Bible Software has a DSS module, but the software and module cost
> > hundreds of dollars.  What other options are available?
> 
> Not to be excessively self-promoting, but my book, "A Catalog of Biblical
> Passages in the
> Dead Sea Scrolls," gives extensive bibliographic information for both
> biblical scrolls and
> non-biblical scrolls containing biblical texts.  The vast majority of the
> scrolls are published
> with photos in the series "Discoveries in the Judean Desert" from Oxford,
> but believe me,
> you don't want to try and buy them.  Better to find a library that has
> them because the cost
> of them makes the Accordance module look like a bargain.
> 
> The other big problem with the Accordance module, of course, is that it
> pretty much only
> works on Mac, at least the last I heard.  But if you can get near a decent
> academic library,
> my book can help you find some good quality photo editions and such to
> work with.
> 
> Dave Washburn
> 
> http://www.nyx.net/~dwashburn