David Noel Freedman

Opening the Sealed Book

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Joseph Blenkinsopp has been a leading figure in the field of Isaiah studies for many years and in the last decade produced a monumental three-volume commentary on the book of Isaiah. Now he has crowned that remarkable achievement with Opening the Sealed Book. Blenkinsopp here traces the history of the book of Isaiah in the experience of the various Jewish communities in the homeland and abroad, during the era in which the different branches of Judaism and early Christianity emerged. This volume is a must-read for scholars and laypeople alike, serious and important for the information and opinions conveyed, written with artistic skill and facility. I recommend it enthusiastically to one and all!”

The Dynamics of Biblical Parallelism

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

Foreword

“Adele Berlin writes felicitously, and she is a reliable Old Testament scholar. In this newly reprinted edition of The Dynamics of Biblical Parallelism, Berlin probes the linguistic phenomenon of parallelism. . . I am confident that the reader will readily agree with Berlin herself that the study of parallelism is, above all else, fun.”

The Pesharim and Qumran History

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“James Charlesworth has produced yet another valuable volume for the ongoing and ever-increasing library on the Dead Sea Scrolls. This indispensable book provides a thoroughgoing commentary on the Pesharim, the early Jewish commentaries on the Hebrew Bible. Charlesworth is a faithful reporter of the scholarly battlefield, and he steers a moderate middle course among the treacherous minefields in which the Scrolls have been lodged ever since their discovery. Charlesworth is sound and safe and solid, citing the best authorities and hewing to the established lines in Dead Sea Scrolls scholarship. Thus he brings us up to date on the issues and their likely resolutions, and he prepares us for the future completion of current labors and the possible and hoped-for consensus regarding the main chronological and historical events in the experience of the people of Qumran.”

Treasures Old and New

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“I strongly recommend this book to all those who remember the biblical stories of their childhood and youth and are interested in taking a fresh journey into humanity's past with an intrepid, engrossing guide.”

What Did the Biblical Writers Know and When Did They Know It?

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Dever is one of the very best archaeologists of the Near East, and everything he writes needs to be taken with the utmost seriousness. . . . Required reading.”