The manuscripts of the Jews
1947: the first scroll discoveries
The Qumran-Essene theory: a paradigm reconsidered
The Copper Scroll, the Masada manuscripts, and the siege of Jerusalem
Scroll origins: Rengstorf's theory and Edmund Wilson's response
The Temple Scroll, the Acts of Torah, and the Qumranologists' dilemma
Power politics and the collapse of the scrolls monopoly
Myth and science in the world of Qumranology
The deepening scrolls controversy
The New York conference and some academic intrigues
The importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Judaism, Christianity, and the Scrolls.
