A little over a decade ago, a grey limestone with a Hebrew inscription surfaced from an unknown history, and has been thoroughly studied by scholars in a number of disciplines since. Here are 11 papers from a February 2009 conference in Houston Texas about the text, along with all known editions of it and an English translation. The owner of the stone, Zurich antiquities collector David Jeselsohn, recounts how he came by it and published the text. Other topics include the apocalyptic and messianic dimensions of the Gabriel Revelation in their historical context, a grammatical sketch, the archaeology of Hazon Gabriel in the context of Second Temple and Late Antique literature, and "Jerusalem" in the Gabriel Revelation and the Revelation of John. The Society of Biblical Literature publishes the paperbound edition; Brill publishes the hardbound. Annotation 2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
