This massive volume of specialized studies, which is dedicated to the immensely productive scholar Emanuel Tov (Bible studies, Hebrew U. of Jerusalem, Israel: a bibliography of his work is included), contains 31 articles on aspects of the Dead Sea Scrolls, 12 on the Septuagint, and 13 on the Hebrew Bible. Among the topics of part 1 are the origins of Jewish opposition to Rome based on the Qumran eschatological war cycle, using the Bible to interpret meanings in Psalms from Qumran, scriptures in the Dead Sea Scrolls, Qumran messianism, a search for the scribe of the fragment 1AS, and political leadership and organization of the Dead Sea Scrolls community. Topics from parts 2 and 3 include an overview of the significance of Septuagint studies, messianism in Hebrew and in Greek, and religion and politics in Psalm 2. Not indexed. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)