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1. Decoding An Ancient Scroll

Author

T., Lauren

Subjects
Mount Vesuvius Eruption, Italy, 79, Decoding (Reading) -- Methods, Scrolls -- History, Explosions, Advertising executives, Volcanoes, Libraries, Tortillas, General interest
Abstract

Byline: Lauren T, Writer Blackened, crumbled bits are all that are left of this ancient scroll. It's hard to believe that these ashy bits, not unlike scraps of burnt tortilla, [...]

Published
2019

2. Dead Sea scrolls: A short history

Subjects
Scrolls -- History, Bible and literature -- History, Bible and literature -- Criticism and interpretation, Bible as literature -- History, Bible as literature -- Criticism and interpretation, Judaism -- Portrayals, Anthropology/archeology/folklore, Philosophy and religion
Abstract

Several Dead Sea Scrolls have been obtained from different caves and places till date and are mostly housed and stored in a special museum in Jerusalem called, The Shrine of the Book. The scrolls have largely affected the scholarships in certain areas that include the origins of early Christian thought, the development of the Hebrew Bible and the history of Judaism and its various religious beliefs.

Published
2007

3. X-Rays Open Secrets Of Ancient Scrolls

Subjects
X-rays -- Usage, Scrolls -- History, Reading -- Technology application, Technology application, General interest
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=378904803 GREENE: Researchers in Europe have managed to read from an ancient scroll that was buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. [...]

Published
2015

4. The 'Dead Sea'

Author

Schiffman, Lawrence H.

Subjects
Qumran community -- Research, Scrolls -- History, Dead Sea -- Research
Abstract

LOCATED IN THE JUDEAN DESERT ABOUT 13 MILES EAST OF JERUSALEM, THE DEAD SEA IS at 1,325 feet below sea level, the lowest point on earth. It is fed by […]

Published
2001

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