DJD XXXII presents the first full critical edition of the Great Isaiah Scroll (1QIsaa) and the Hebrew University Isaiah Scroll (1QIsab) in the style of the Discoveries in the Judaean Desert series. That is, whereas the photographs and transcriptions have been available since the 1950s, this volume provides a fresh transcription of all the known fragments, notes clarifying readings that are problematic either physically or palaeographically, and the first comprehensive catalogue of the textual variants.
Part 1 contains the photographic plates (1QIsaa in colour) with the transcriptions on facing pages for easy comparison. Part 2 contains the introduction, notes, and the catalogue of variants; The introduction narrates the discovery, purchase, and early publication of these two manuscripts, which are part of the earliest discoveries and among the most significant biblical scrolls.

• Introduction


• Discovery and History of 1QIsaa and 1QIsab


• Photographing of 1QIsaa


• Photographing of 1QIsab


• Select Bibliography


• The Great Isaiah Scroll: 1QIsaa


• Introduction to 1QIsaa


• Notes on the 1QIsaa Manuscript and Readings


• 1QIsaa Textual Variants


• The Hebrew University Isaiah Scroll: 1QIsab


• Introduction to 1QIsab (1Q8)


• Notes on the 1QIsab Manuscript and Readings


• 1QIsab Textual Variants


• Index of Qumran Isaiah Passages


• Index of Contents of the Isaiah Manuscripts