This monograph is written in the form of a handbook on the scribal features of the texts found in the Judean Desert; the Dead Sea Scrolls. It details the material; shape; and preparation of the scrolls; scribes and scribal activity; scripts; writing conventions; errors and their correction; and scribal signs; scribal traditions; differences between different types of scrolls (e.g.; biblical and nonbiblical scrolls); and the possible existence of scribal schools such as that at Qumran. In most categories; the analysis is meant to be exhaustive. Numerous tables as well as annotated illustrations and charts of scribal signs accompany the detailed analysis. The findings have major implications for the study of the scrolls and the understanding of their relationship to scribal traditions in Israel and elsewhere.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I have read several astronaut autobiographies and space history books ...By E. TaberI have read several astronaut autobiographies and space history books over the years. In my opinion; this book is the cream of the crop. Stafford presents the history of Gemini and Apollo in a clear and interesting way. Lt Gen Thomas P. Stafford was one of the most technically skilled and accomplished of all the astronauts. And even though he flew 4 missions and commanded 3 of them; he isn't as well known as some other astronauts that actually walked on the Moon. If you are fascinated with NASA; and the early history of space exploration; I highly suggest you purchase a copy of this book. You will be very informed after reading this book. Thomas Stafford is a giant among men. 5 stars!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy David BoydGreat book up thru Apollo-Soyuz; but after that it falls off.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Maybe the Second to BaikonurBy Thomas S. FiskeGeneral Stafford's book was pleasingly done; both crisp and authoritative. He balanced technical and historical details quite well; so the book did not become mired down in details that only an astronaut could love. The only bone I have to pick with General Stafford's book is that he was simply not the first American to reach Baikonur as he claimed. For nine years another American; a space medicine scientist; flew back and forth from Langley AFB to Moscow; Baikonur and back to Langley. He did this several times per year. It does not hurt General Stafford's story or reduce his heroism at all. He is a brilliant hero.The problem is that one cannot believe one's own country's Intel agencies. General Stafford told what he knew. He just was not allowed to know someone had been there before him. In fact; General Stafford took the scientist back to Baikonur on his plane. He might have noticed that the Soviets hugged and shook hands with the loner who hitched a ride on the plane at the last moment. But if he noticed; he did not write about it.I knew the space medicine scientist personally and my book; "The Insider;" explains his role in the Soviet scheme of things.Other than that one discrepancy; I recommend General Stafford's book for anyone who would like a simple; well-written history of this early section of the Space Race.
