Reviews

Discoveries in the Judaean Desert, Volume XXXVI, Qumran Cave 4—XXVI

“Cryptic Texts” by Stephen J. Pfann and “Miscellanea,” Part 1 by 32 authors and consultants. (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2000) 739 pages, 49 b&w plates, $165 (hardback)

DJD volumes, as they are called in the trade (Discoveries in the Judaean Desert, the official series of publications of the Dead Sea Scrolls), are rolling off the Clarendon Press at Oxford University faster than you can say Jack Robinson. They’re not easy reading. But they do contain nuggets. Take Volume 36, a hefty tome that contains 739 pages and 49 plates and sells for a cool $165.