Biblical Archaeology Review

The symposium was sponsored by the Institute of Jewish Studies of University College London. Vermes’ remarks are reprinted in the Journal of Jewish Studies 39/1 (1988).

“Polish Conference Resolution Galls For Release of Dead Sea Scrolls,” BARlines, BAR 16:01.

See “Why Won’t the Scroll Editors Release the Texts? Frank Cross Provides the Answers,” BAR 16:02; and “The Dead Sea Scroll Monopoly Must Be Broken,” BAR 16:04.

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The abbreviation for a text called Miqsat Ma’aseh ha-Torah (literally, “Some Rulings Pertaining to the Torah”).

B.C.E. (Before the Common Era) and C.E. (Common Era) are the scholarly alternate designations corresponding to B.C. and A.D.

Jerusalem and its Temple were destroyed a decade later, after an unsuccessful revolt.

See “Should the Term ‘Biblical Archaeology’ Be Abandoned?” BAR 07:03, “Dever’s Sermon on the Mound,” BAR 13:02, and “Bill Dever Responds,” Queries & Comments, BAR 13:04.

See William A. Dever, “Archaeology and the Bible—Understanding Their Special Relationship,” BAR 16:03.