Geza Vermes books

The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English

In the latter text, the parallel confession is part of the ceremony of the renewal of the Covenant. The script is dated to mid-first century BCE. For the editio princeps, see Daniel Falk, DJD, XXIX, 45-61.  I ... in order that Thou be justified by Thy wor[ds] ... we were poured out through our in...