Dead Sea Scrolls History Judaism
Dead Sea Scrolls History Judaism
Dead Sea Scrolls
A collection of ancient manuscripts discovered in caves in the vicinity of Qumran. They comprise biblical, apocryphal, sectarian, and apocalyptic writings, mainly written in Hebrew and representing many schools of Jewish thought.
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- Describes manuscripts of the book, or mentioning the prophet.
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- Press announcement from the UA Physics Department reporting new c-14 dates which agree with the published paleographic dates.
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- Timetable of discovery and debate, with several links.
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- Includes links; bibliography; ancient and modern timelines; investigators and historic figures; glossary; and inventory of manuscripts.
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- New York Times article about the scientific arguments over the scrolls' origins.
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- Online version of the Library of Congress exhibition telling the story of the discovery and setting the scrolls in their historical context. Images and translations of scroll fragments.
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- Article by David Ramsay proposing that the Essenes were once the predominant party within Judaism.`
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- The Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago explains its work on the scrolls, and argues against the view of them in the Library of Congress exhibition as the library of the Essene sect.
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- Bibliography, conference announcements, papers and e-mail discussion group.
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- With links to photographs of the Dead Sea Scrolls, Qumran caves, surrounding area and 2000-year-old artifacts, take a virtual trip to experience this archaeological discovery.
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