nixon (03/01/83)
Scholars of different nationalities and faiths seem to agree that the differences between the Dead Sea Scrolls and other texts (e.g. Masoretic) are quite comparable. The variants do not seem to affect understanding. Here is a short bibliography. Brian Nixon. Harrison, R.K., The Dead Sea Scrolls, An Introduction. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1961. Milik, J.T. (Translated by J. Strugnell), Ten Years of Discoveries in the Wilderness of Jordan Naperville, IL: Alec. R. Allenson, 1959. Rosenbloom, Joseph R., The Dead Sea Isaiah Scrolls: A Literary Analysis. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1970. Saunders, J.A., The Dead Sea Psalms Scroll. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1967. Yadin, Yigael, The Message of the Scrolls. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1957.