Eugene Ulrich and James VanderKam are John A. O'Brien professors at the University of Notre Dame. Ulrich is chief editor of the Biblical Dead Sea Scrolls and co-translator of The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible; VanderKam is the author ofEnoch: A Man for All Generations(2008).Contributors: Shemaryahu Talmon, Joseph M. Baumgarten, Lawrence H. Schiffman, John Strugnell, Eugene Ulrich, Julio Trebolle Barrera, Emanuel Tov, Daniel J. Harrington, S.J., Eileen M. Schuller, O.S.U., Devorah Dimant, John J. Collins, James VanderKam, Émile Peuch.

"This is a first-rate collection of cutting-edge essays on an important and rapidly expanding area in religious studies and the humanities." —Choice"This book presents the first systematic look at the full range of the scrolls by the leading experts in the field: a large amount of detail is made readily accessible in this landmark collection of studies." —St. Petersburg Stat University"In the light of recent changes in Dead Sea Scrolls research, a conference was organized in April of 1993 to discuss the current state of affairs. This collection of the papers from the conference covers topics such as the Temple Scroll and its law, Sadducean elements in Qumran law, Wisdom at Qumran, and Messianism." —Bulletin of the General Theological Library"[A] convenient overview of the status quaestionis." —Shofar"The Community of the Renewed Covenant makes an important contribution to the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls. It contains clear and comprehensive studies about major topics connected with the Scrolls and it is written by many of today's main editors of Qumran texts. The essays describe the Qumran community and its tenets, and form a remarkable and up-to-date collection of studies." —Joseph A. Fitzmyer, S.J., Professor Emeritus, Biblical Studies, The Catholic University of America