Includes bibliographical references.

When the evidence does not fit : method, theory, and the Dead Sea scrolls / Sarianna Metso -- Constructing, deconstructing, and reconstructing fragmentary manuscripts : illustrated by a study of 4q184 (4qwiles of the wicked woman) / Eibert Tigchelaar -- The linguistic analysis of the Dead Sea scrolls : more than (initially) meets the eye / Martin G. Abegg, jr. -- The dynamics of change in the computer imaging of the Dead Sea scrolls and other ancient inscriptions / Bruce Zuckerman -- Methods and theories in the archaeology of Qumran / Jodi Magness -- Dead Sea scrolls and the historiography of ancient Judaism / Hayim Lapin -- Counterfactual history and the Dead Sea scrolls / James R. Davila -- Methodological reflections on determining scriptural status in first century Judaism / Eugene Ulrich -- Sources and redaction in the Dead Sea scrolls : the growth of ancient texts / Charlotte Hempel -- Sociological models for understanding the scribal practices in the biblical Dead Sea scrolls / Steve DeLamarter -- Rhetorical criticism and the Dead Sea scrolls / Carol Newsom -- Of calendars, community rules, and common knowledge : understanding 4qse-4qotot with help from ritual studies / Robert Kugler -- Women and men in the rule of the congregation : a feminist critical assessment / Maxine L. Grossman -- Social-scientific approaches to the Dead Sea scrolls / Jutta Jokiranta -- The Dead Sea scrolls, the Essenes, and the study of religious belief : determinism and freedom of choice / Jonathan Klawans.