Akio Moriya, Ph.D. (1994) in Hebraic and Cognate Studies, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, is Professor of Bible at Tokyo Woman's Christian University. He has published extensively on Aramaic studies.Gohei Hata, Ph.D. (1975) in Jewish Studies, Doropsie University is Professor at Tama Art University, Tokyo. He has published extensively on Josephus studies including Whole Works of Josephus Translated into Japanese.

• Part I Pentateuchal Traditions1. The Doctrine of creatio ex nihilo and the Translation of tōhû wābōhûToshio David Tsumura2. One Decalogue in Different TextsYuichi Osumi3. The Evolutionary Growth of the Pentateuch in the Second Temple PeriodEugene Ulrich4. The Scribal and Textual Transmission of the Torah Analyzed in Light of Its SanctityEmanuel TovPart II Hellenistic Judaism and the Pentateuch5. In the Beginning Was a Greek Translation of Genesis and ExodusGohei Hata6. Which Version of the Greek Bible Did Philo Read?Gregory E. Sterling7. The Importance of the Latter Half of Josephus’s Judaean Antiquities for his Roman AudienceSteve MasonPart III Dead Sea Scrolls and the Pentateuch8. The Interpretation of Genesis in the Dead Sea ScrollsJohn J. Collins9. Exegesis of Pentateuchal Legislation in Jubilees and Related Texts Found at QumranJames C. VanderKam10. The Pentateuch Reflected in the Aramaic Documents of the Dead Sea ScrollsAkio MoriyaPart IV The New Testament and the Pentateuch11. The Septuagint and the Transition of the Gospel TraditionsMigaku Sato12. The Reception of the Torah in Mark: The Question about the Greatest CommandmentAdela Yarbro Collins13. Creation and Sacred Space: The Reuse of Key Pentateuchal Themes by Philo, the Fourth Evangelist, and the Epistle to the HebrewsHarold W. AttridgeSpecial Contribution14. A Japanese Perspective－Searching for Further Points of Contact between East and WestYutaka Ikeda