This edition comprises new transcriptions of the great Isaiah Scroll (1QIsaa), with photographs from the S.J. Schweig and John C. Trever Collections. It aims to present the most accurate text, including the original text later emended by the scribe or by others, and greatly improves the reading of the early edition. A 25-page bibliography is also included.

Donald W. Parry, Ph.D. in Hebrew Literature and Language, is a member of the international team of editors working on the Dead Sea Scrolls, and author or editor of ten books and forty-five articles. Among his published works are Current Research and Technological Developments on the Dead Sea Scrolls (Brill, 1996) and The Provo International Conference on the Dead Sea Scrolls: New Texts, Reformulated Issues, and Technological Innovations, edited with Eugene C. Ulrich (Brill, 1998).
Elisha Qimron, Ph.D. (1976) The Hebrew University, Jerusalem is currently Chairman of the Department of Hebrew at Ben-Gurion University. His publications include The Hebrew of the Dead Sea Scrolls, The Temple Scroll, and DJD vol. X.