Israel to Display the Dead Sea Scrolls on the Internet -Ethan Bronner[Scientists] embarked this week on a historic undertaking: digitally photographing every one of the thousands of fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls with the aim of making the entire file — among the most sought-after and examined documents on earth — available to all on the Internet.
The 2,000-year-old scrolls, found in the late 1940s in caves near the Dead Sea east of Jerusalem, contain the earliest known copies of every book of the Hebrew Bible...they are among the most important sources of information on Jewish and early Christian life.
[New York Times]
The 2,000-year-old scrolls, found in the late 1940s in caves near the Dead Sea east of Jerusalem, contain the earliest known copies of every book of the Hebrew Bible...they are among the most important sources of information on Jewish and early Christian life.
[New York Times]
3 comments:
Cool. And it's always nice to be able to post something about the MiddleEast that doesn't involve mayhem.
Indeed, indeed. One of the finest things about Israel is how vibrant life is there: politically, socially, scientifically, musically, etc.
Maybe I should post more of these type of things!
Yes, there is a lot going on there scientifically. It is nice to see a variety, but clearly there are good reasons for the choices you make for your posts.
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