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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 righteous
  • Apocryphal 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 Joshua — Source TextSource text for Apocryphon of Joshua
  • 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.
  • Book of Giants — Source TextSource text for Book of Giants
  • 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 7
  • Joshua 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 10
  • Prayer of Moses (2Q21) — Source TextSource text: 2Q21 Hebrew — apparatus-confirmed readings of the Prayer of Moses, Cave 2 fragment
  • Pseudo-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.