Jean Starcky

Abbé Jean Starcky (3 February 1909 in Mulhouse - 9 October 1988) was a French priest who was one of the early editors of the Dead Sea Scrolls.[1][2] He studied at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome and the École Biblique et Archéologique Française in Jerusalem.[3] As a specialist in Palmyrene Aramaic and Nabataean texts he joined the international Dead Sea scrolls team in January 1954.[4]

References

1. The Oxford encyclopedia of archaeology in the Near East: Volume 5 Eric M. Meyers, American Schools of Oriental Research - 1997 "In Memoriam: Father Jean Starcky, 1909-1988." Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 32 (1988): 9-11. See also "A Selected Bibliography of Jean Starcky" (pp. 12-14).
2. Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls: N-Z Lawrence H. Schiffman, James C. VanderKam - 2000 "L'Abbe Jean Starcky (1909-1988)." Memorial Jean Starcky I. Textes et Etudes qumraniens, edited by Emile Puech and Florentino Garcia Martinez. Revue de Qumran 15 (1991), 1-9. Puech, Emile. "Jean Starcky. Bibliographie.
3. Holman QuickSource Guide to the Dead Sea Scrolls - Page 395 Craig A. Evans - 2010 Starcky, Jean : Father Jean Starcky (1909–1988) studied Semitics and Oriental Languages at several institutions, including the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome and the École Biblique et Archéologique Française in Jerusalem.
4. Secrets of the Dead Sea scrolls - Page 456 Randall Price - 1996 January 1954 — Fr. Jean Starcky, a specialist in Palmyrene Aramaic texts, joins the International Team to help with nonbiblical Aramaic documents, as well as a few Hebrew documents.