The recovery of 800 documents in caves on the northwest shores of the Dead Sea is one of the most sensational archeological discoveries in the Holy Land to date. These volumes demonstrate how the scrolls have revolutionised our knowledge of the text of the Bible, the character of Second Temple Judaism, and the Jewish beginnings of Christianity.

Chapter 1 John the Baptizer and the Dead Sea Scrolls, James H. Charlesworth Chapter 2 The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Historical Jesus, Richard A. Horsley Chapter 3 The Future of a Religious Past: Qumran and the Palestinian Jesus Movement, Donald H. Juel Chapter 4 The Synoptic Gospels and the Dead Sea Scrolls, Craig A. Evans Chapter 5 A Study in Shared Symbolism and Language: The Qumran Community and the Johannine Community, James H. Charlesworth Chapter 6 The Impact of Selected Qumran Texts on the Understanding of Pauline Theology, Heinz-Wolfgang Kuhn Chapter 7 Qumran's Some Works of Torah (4Q394-399 [4QMMT]) and Paul's Galatians, James D. G. Dunn and James H. Charlesworth Chapter 8 How the Scrolls Impacted Scholarship on Hebrews, Harold W. Attridge Chapter 9 The Dream of a New Jerusalem at Qumran, Adela Yarbro Collins Chapter 10 The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Apocalypse of John, Loren L. Johns Chapter 11 About the Differing Approach to a Theological Heritage: Comments on the Relationship Between the Gospel of John, the Gospel of Thomas, and Qumran, Enno E. Popkes Chapter 12 Economic Justice and Nonretaliation in the Dead Sea Scrolls: Implications for New Testament Interpretation, Gordon M. Zerbe Chapter 13 Atonement: Qumran and the New Testament, Paul Garnet Chapter 14 "The Coming of the Righteous One" in 1 Enoch, Qumran, and the New Testament, Gerbern S. Oegema Chapter 15 Qumran and Supersessionism--and the Road Not Taken, Krister Stendahl Chapter 16 The Impact of the Dead Sea Scrolls on New Testament Interpretation: Proposals, Problems, and Further Perspectives, Jörg Frey