On Scrolls, Artefacts and Intellectual Property - The Library of Second Temple Studies

Brief Description: The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in Palestine, recovered in Jordan, and largely edited by an international Christian team who prevented public access to unpublished manuscripts. Subsquently, the state of Israel, which had already purchased many of the Scrolls, has assumed responsibility for all of them. Most recently, one scroll editor has claimed copyright on his reconstruction, instigating a lawsuit and introducing serious implications for future Scrolls scholarship. This volume looks at international copyright and property rights as they affect archaeologists, editors and curators, but focuses on the issue of 'authorship' of the Scrolls, both published and unpublished, and the contributors include legal experts as well as many of the major figures in recent controversies, such as Hershel Shanks, John Strugnell, Geza Vermes and Emanuel Tov. Review Quotes: "Those who have followed the battle over the publication of the Dead Sea Scrolls will be interested in this book..." Biblical Archaeology Review, July/August 2002Biographical Note: Dr. Timothy Lim is Reader in Hebrew and Old Testament Studies, University of Edinburgh. Calum Carmichael is Professor of Comparative Literature, Department of Comparative Literature and Adjunct Professor of Law, Cornell Law School, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Timothy H. Lim is Reader in Hebrew and Old Testament Studies at the University of Edinburgh. Hector L. MacQueen is Professor of Private Law and Director, Shepherd and Wedderburn Centre for Research in Intellectual Property and Technology, University of Edinburgh. Calum Carmichael is Professor of Comparative Literature, Department of Comparative Literature and Adjunct Professor of Law, Cornell Law School, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-266) and index.

Contributor Bio:  Lim, Timothy H Timothy Lim is Reader in Hebrew and Old Testament Studies at the School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh, and is a widely recognized expert in the field. His research has ranged from aspects of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, to sectarianism, the history of the calendar, and ancientscience. He is the author of Holy Scripture in the Qumran Commentaries and Pauline Letters (OUP, 1997), and is Principal Editor of Volume 1 of the official digitised edition of the scrolls entitled The Dead Sea Scrolls Electronic Reference Library (1997, OUP and Brill Academic Publishers). He hasmade numerous media appearances to promote the public understanding of religion. Contributor Bio:  Carmichael, Calum M Calum Carmichael is a professor of comparative literature and an adjunct professor of law at Cornell University.