Scholars of the Old Testament/Jewish Bible in Europe and the US describe various scholarly approaches to the scrolls, some addressing issues that are foundational to the field and other exploring avenues that lead in untested or experimental directions. Their topics include linguistic analysis, the dynamics of change in the computer imaging of the Dead Sea Scrolls and other ancient inscriptions, methodological reflections on determining scriptural status in first-century Judaism, counterfactual history, a feminist critical assessment of women and men in the rule of the congregation, and the Essenes and the study of religious belief. Annotation 2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
