A Voice from the Desert

The Great Isaiah Scroll lives up to its present-day name: with its over 7 meters, it preserves a complete text of one of the most extensive Hebrew Bible books. Leading experts in Dead Sea Scrolls studies take the reader on a tour from the Qumran settlement and the caves to the Scrolls and then focus on the Great Isaiah Scroll. They address the materiality of this scroll, such as the parchment and the ink, but also the jars. And they engage with the socio-historical context of the Scroll and its role in the reception of the Book of Isaiah. Several authors voice the history of finding the scroll.
With contributions by George Brooke, Ruthanne Brooks, Claudia Colini, Sidnie White Crawford, Marta Feliciangeli, Marcello Fidanzio, Jörg Frey, Jutta Jorikanta, Jodi Magness, Noam Mizrahi, Dennis Mizzi, Hindy Najman, Grzegorz Nehring, Mladen Popovic, Ira Rabin, Rebekah Van Sant, Orit Shamir, Lawrence Schiffman, Naama Sukenik, Eibert Tigchelaar, and Emanuel Tov.

Dr. Jörg Frey ist Professor für Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft mit Schwerpunkten Antikes Judentum und Hermeneutik an der Universität Zürich und Research Associate der University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, Südafrika.

Emanuel Tov is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Bible at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Marcello Fidanzio is Full Professor at the Facoltà di Teologia di Lugano (FTL), affiliated with the Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI). He is the Director of the Istituto di Cultura e Archeologia delle terre Bibliche (FTL), and a member of the Centro di Judaica Goren Monti Ferrari (USI, FTL). He is also the Director of FTL's Research Commission and a member of USI's International Relations Commission.

Peter Lampe ist Professor für Neutestamentliche Theologie an der Universität Heidelberg.

Stefan Schreiber (1967-2026) war Professor i.R. für Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft der Universität Augsburg.