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Eugene

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Mon Jan 22, 2018, 06:50 PM Jan 2018

Mysterious Dead Sea Scroll deciphered in Israel

Source: BBC

Mysterious Dead Sea Scroll deciphered in Israel

22 January 2018

One of the last remaining obscure parts of the Dead Sea Scrolls has been deciphered by researchers in Israel.

Sixty tiny fragments were pieced together over a period of a year, identifying the name of a festival marking the changes between seasons.

It also revealed a second scribe corrected mistakes made by the author.

The 900 scrolls, written by an ancient Jewish sect, have been a source of fascination since the first were discovered in a cave in Qumran in 1947.

The collection is considered the oldest copy of the Bible ever found, dating to at least the 4th Century BC.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42773878


The fragments of Dead Sea Scroll took a year to piece together

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Mysterious Dead Sea Scroll deciphered in Israel (Original Post) Eugene Jan 2018 OP
Translated: never ever trust a republican Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #1
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Thank you. MontanaMama Jan 2018 #9
The ancients were wise. Some things never change after thousands of years. democratisphere Jan 2018 #4
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Eliot Rosewater

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5. Oh I love that! I listen to Gilbert Gottfried podcast and they bring
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 08:06 PM
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Eliot Rosewater

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8. OH hell yes and it is the best!
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 08:31 PM
Jan 2018

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