The Dead Sea Scrolls—comprising more than 800 documents made of animal skin, papyrus and even forged copper—deepened our understanding of the Bible and shed light on the histories of Judaism and ...

Many of the Dead Sea Scrolls, some of the most widely known archaeological finds of all time, may be older than once thought, according to a new study. The fresh analysis, which paired radiocarbon ...

New book tries to debunk existing theory about the famed Dead Sea Scrolls. JERUSALEM, March 18, 2009— -- The Dead Sea Scrolls are the jewel in the crown of Israeli archaeology. They are ...

The Dead Sea Scrolls are surely among the most historically and biblically important objects known to humankind. Found in caves near the Dead Sea nearly 100 years ago, these ancient manuscripts have ...

NORTHEAST GLENDALE -- The second part of a two-part Archeology of the Holy Lands course will be next week. Dr. David Depew, a former president of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Biblical Archeological ...

Many of the manuscripts known as the Dead Sea Scrolls may be much older than previously thought, according to a new study that could transform our understanding of their Jewish and Christian origins.

What does a sacred text go through before it is turned into a book? The cliffs in the Judean Desert are made up of pale limestone and they look over the shore where the salt covers the ground and the ...

Israel Antiquities Authority conservator Tanya Bitler shows newly discovered Dead Sea Scroll fragments at the Dead Sea scrolls conservation lab in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Israeli ...

The Dead Sea Scrolls—comprising more than 800 documents made of animal skin, papyrus and even forged copper—deepened our understanding of the Bible and shed light on the histories of Judaism and ...

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