The manuscripts from the Judaean desert are an important source for understanding the late Biblical period. This volume includes for the first time a German translation of all of the non-Biblical texts not originating from Qumran. Unlike the Qumran texts, they were not written by a religious sect, but are by and large texts about everyday life. The texts are accompanied by a detailed introduction.

The series Fontes et Subsida (FoSub) is designed to give biblical reference works a fixed forum. It will present a loose succession of indispensable basic biblical research tools such as individual and special editions, collections of texts, dictionaries, synopses, concordances etc.