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Rewritten Scripture
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Admonition on the FloodShort Qumran admonitory text using the flood generation as a negative example — God's judgment on the wicked and preservation of the righteousApocryphal Pentateuch BA Good Works Translation of 4Q377 (4QApocryphal Pentateuch B) from Hebrew — a Cave 4 parabiblical scroll reworking Sinai, the Phinehas episode, and Joshua's commissioning, with Moses called YHWH's anointed one and described as speaking like an angel of God from within the theophanic cloud.Apocryphon of JoshuaA Qumran Hebrew apocryphon retelling the transfer of authority from Moses to Joshua and the conquest of Jericho — culminating in Joshua's curse on the city's future rebuilder, expanded into a sectarian prophecy against a man of Belial who will arise in Israel.Apocryphon of MosesA Good Works Translation of the Apocryphon of Moses (4Q375–376) from Hebrew — two Cave 4 manuscripts presenting the communal procedure for testing a prophet whose sign has come true, culminating in a luminous oracle administered by the anointed priest.Apocryphon of Samuel-KingsA Cave 6 Hebrew reworking of the Samuel-Kings narrative spanning Saul's coronation covenant, the Goliath battle, Saul at Gibeah, and David's Lament — extending the story explicitly until the exile.Book of GiantsA Good Works Translation of the Book of Giants (4Q203, 4Q530-533) from Aramaic. The dreams and doom of the giants born from the Watchers.Composition Concerning Divine ProvidenceCave 4 Hebrew wisdom text of five lines; God's love multiplies the inheritance of the faithful in knowledge, but his loathing of the wicked who follow only their eyes and ears cuts their life short.Discourse on the ExodusA Good Works Translation of 4Q374 (4QDiscourse on the Exodus/Conquest Tradition) from Hebrew — a midrashic homily in which Moses is exalted like an angel of God, his face unrecognized, terror of him falling upon Egypt.Exposition on the Patriarchs (4Q464)Cave 4 Hebrew fragments tracing patriarchal history through the lens of the holy language — connecting the Tower of Babel, the Abrahamic lineage, and God's promise of a pure tongue to all peoples.Exposition on the Patriarchs (4Q464) — Source TextHebrew source text for the Exposition on the Patriarchs (4Q464) — confirmed fragments from the Qimron composite edition.Genesis ApocryphonA Good Works Translation of the Genesis Apocryphon (1QapGen ar) from Aramaic. An expansive retelling of Genesis through the voices of Lamech, Noah, and Abram.Joshua Apocryphon Fragment (3Q9)A Good Works Translation of 3Q9, a Cave 3 Hebrew fragment classified as Dibré Joshua (Words of Joshua) — preserving vocabulary of oath-bearing, communal iniquity, and death-of-transgression in the theological register of 1 Kings 8:31 and Joshua 7Joshua Apocryphon Fragment (3Q9) — Source TextSource text: 3Q9 Hebrew — apparatus-confirmed readings of the Joshua Apocryphon Fragment, Cave 3, classified as Dibré Joshua (DibJos)Jubilees FragmentsA Good Works Translation of selected Dead Sea Scrolls Jubilees fragments (4Q216, 4Q217–224, 11Q12) from Hebrew — covering the Prologue on Sinai, the creation week, the Sabbath law, and the covenant with Israel.Meditation on CreationA Good Works Translation of 4Q303-305 from Hebrew — a Qumran wisdom meditation on Genesis 1-2: God stilling the primordial waters, the tohu va-bohu, the dominion given to man, and the creation of woman.Paraphrase of Genesis-ExodusA Good Works Translation of 4Q422 from Hebrew — a Cave 4 Qumran scroll paraphrasing the creation narrative, the fall, Cain and Abel, and the Egyptian plagues in a liturgical register.Paraphrase of KingsCave 4 Hebrew paraphrase of 1–2 Kings and Chronicles, covering the Elijah/Obadiah encounter, Elisha at the Jordan, temple gold descriptions, Daniel's "how long" oracle, Jehoshaphat's prayer, and the Shishak invasion.Prayer of Moses (2Q21)A Good Works Translation of 2Q21, a Cave 2 Hebrew fragment — Moses prostrates himself before the LORD and cannot lift his face toward God: an apocryphal expansion of the priestly crisis at Leviticus 10Prayer of Moses (2Q21) — Source TextSource text: 2Q21 Hebrew — apparatus-confirmed readings of the Prayer of Moses, Cave 2 fragmentPseudo-MosesA Good Works Translation of 4Q385a from Hebrew — a Cave 4 manuscript in which Moses receives divine revelation concerning the appointed times, the wilderness generation, and the eschatological future of Israel.Reworked PentateuchA Good Works Translation of 4Q364–368 from Hebrew — five Cave 4 manuscripts presenting an expanded version of the Pentateuch, including unique passages not in the Masoretic Text, among them the celebrated Song of Miriam expansion continuing Miriam's voice beyond Exodus 15:21.The Temple ScrollA Good Works Translation of the Temple Scroll (11Q19) from Hebrew. The longest Dead Sea Scroll — God's blueprint for the Temple, its festivals, and the laws of the holy land.Words of MosesA Good Works Translation of the Words of Moses (1Q22) from Hebrew — a Cave 1 Mosaic farewell address presenting God's command to Moses to write and speak the covenant statutes, sabbaths, and appointed times to Israel before the Jordan crossing.