Abstract
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Josephus’ writings have played a key role in the interpretation of the Dead Sea Scrolls, and vice versa. Most notably, Josephus’ works have served to supply additional historical information to that which the Dead Sea Scrolls allegedly provide. However, the harmonization of Josephus’ books and the Scrolls into a single historical reconstruction are not without their problems. As a result of their harmonizing intent, these types of reading tend to overlook nuances in how various sources present their information, as well as the differences between the sources compared. This chapter approaches Josephus’ writings and the Dead Sea Scrolls as variegated expressions of ancient Jewish intellectual and literary culture and proposes several ways in which Josephus’ writings and the Dead Sea Scrolls can be read in tandem.</jats:p>