Introduction to the Scrolls from the Judean Desert  James R. Davila   a total of eleven caves near the Wadi Qumran were found to contain fragments of ancient scrolls, probably all placed there by the same people at the time of the Great Revolt against Rome in CE 68-70, when Jerusalem was besieged and finally destroyed by the Romans.

The Perils of Parallels James R. Davila  explores the concept of parallels and their proper use.

Time References in the Dead Sea Scrolls Allison Stewart explores the complexities of time in the Dead Sea Scrolls.

The Community of the Dead Sea Scrolls Reuben Wetherbee explains that so much of the scrolls cannot be understood without first understanding the people who wrote them.

The Writing World of the Dead Sea Scrolls Rochelle Altman examines the textual identity of the and explains how in our current world these associations are unconscious and the choices automatic whilst in the past  these associations were conscious and the choices deliberate. In Antiquity, everything had meaning -- the shape of a stele, the stripes on a garment, the size of a leaf or tablet, the format, the script were all an integral part of the presentation.

The Place of Belial and the Sons of Darkness within the Dead Sea Scrolls Lisa Bronowitz examines the Rule of the Community or Manual of Discipline.

A Close Reading of the Hoydayot and a Theory of their Authorship Jacob D. Jaffe examines the Scrolls from a literary standpoint. The Hodayot, or "Thanksgiving Hymns" are an example of an original work not found elsewhere in the modern canon.

A Study of the Identification of Self and of Other in the Rule of the Community (1QS) and in the War Scroll(1QM). Vincent Liu argues that several possibilities have been raised regarding authorship of the Dead Sea Scrolls, including connections to the Qumran site, the Essenes, the Sadducees, and the early Christians.

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A Historical Timeline Robert A. Kraft suggests that for continued discussion and understanding of various debates over the scrolls, a broader picture of the historical context of the scrolls, and of Judaism and early Christianity, is important.

Dead Sea Scrolls A collection of on-line texts. An exhibit of Scrolls from the Dead Sea at the Library of Congress, Washington DC.

A further Exhibit of the Dead Sea Scrolls  from The Project Judaica Foundation  

The Shrine of the Book  The Israel Museum, Jerusalem   is the home of the exceptional archaeological finds: the Dead Sea Scrolls and other rare ancient manuscripts.

The Qumran Library Selection of scroll fragments.

The Orion Center's Cave Tour A pictorial view of the Caves at Qumran in which the Dead Sea Scrolls were found.

The Visions of Yeshua Ben Pediah Scroll: also referred to as The Angel Scroll  Stephen Pfann holds that the scroll could represent an important missing link between early Christianity, early Judaism and Qumran. This scroll has only been worked on from computer texts.

The Qumran Community  Various artifacts excavated from the site.

Scrolls from the Dead Sea - The Ancient Library of Qumran and Modern Scholarship

The Dead Sea Scrolls and Biblical Integrity  Garry K. Brantley  writes "we cannot be confident that our English translations reflect the information initially penned by biblical writers. However, the materials discovered at Qumran, commonly called the Dead Sea Scrolls, have provided impressive evidence for both the integrity of the Hebrew and Aramaic manuscripts of the Old Testament and the authenticity of the books themselves."

Radiocarbon Dating of Dead Sea Scrolls Confirm Paleographic Dates Donna Kent

The Damascus Document and the Community Rule James R. Davila  explains that the  Damascus Document is unique in that it is the only Qumran sectarian work that was known before the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. It had been found many years before in the famous "Cairo Geniza

The Damascus Document English Translation

The War Rule  James R. Davila looks at what has come to be known as the War Rule or War Scroll

The War Rule English translation

The Pesharim  James R. Davila

Hodayot / Hymn Scroll  David M.S. Kinnen

Hodayot - 1QH^a

Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice  Ruth Tyldesley

Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice  an English translation

The Temple Scroll Alexandra Walter

Enoch as Precursor: the Role of the Enochic Manuscripts in the Qumran Literature  David W. Suter

explores the book of Enoch.

An Introduction to the Dead Sea Scrolls Jim West An introductory course.

Who Was the Teacher of Righteousness in the Dead Sea Scrolls? Kerry A Shirts