Torleif Elgvin's annotated translation of early Jewish poetic texts appeared in a Danish translation in June 2006: Mine læber spiller fløjte: Jødiske bønner før Jesus (Credo Forlag).
The Biblical Studies Section of the University of Copenhagen offered an introductory internet-based distance learning course in Qumran Scroll Studies, aimed at MA level students, in the spring term of 2006. The course was open to students worldwide and included an introduction to the major aspects of the field as well as close readings of the most important scrolls.
Hanne von Weissenberg defended her doctoral dissertation on 28 April 2005 in Helsinki, with Prof. Florentino García Martínez (Katolieke Universiteit Leuven) acting as the Opponent and Prof. Raija Sollamo as the Custos. The title of von Weissenberg's dissertation is QMMT - The Problem of the Epilogue.
Jutta Jokiranta defended her doctoral dissertation on 17 Dec 2005 in Helsinki, with Prof. Timothy Lim (University of Edinburgh) acting as the Opponent and Prof. Raija Sollamo as the Custos. The title of Jokiranta's dissertation is Identity on a Continuum: Constructing and Expressing Sectarian Social Identity in Qumran Serakhim and Pesharim.
Cecilia Wassen's book Women in the Damascus Document has been published by Brill (hardback) and SBL (paperback); see the Publications page for full details.
The fourth annual symposium of the network was held in Copenhagen on 25-27 August 2006. For the program of the symposium, see the Nordic Symposiums page.
Juhana Saukkonen defended his PhD thesis in Helsinki on 28 May 2005. In this public examination, Professor George J. Brooke (University of Manchester) acted as the opponent and Professor Raija Sollamo as the Custos. The title of Saukkonen's thesis is The Story Behind the Text: Scriptural Interpretation in 4Q252.