Posted on 03/03/2014 9:33:58 AM PST by aimhigh
They were hidden inside some phylacteries discovered during some excavations sixty years ago but never opened. The news was announced at a conference at the Faculty of Theology in Lugano. . .
So there are now nine Qumran scrolls to keep experts busy. The discovery was made very recently and was announced a few days ago at the international research seminar. . .
“The new discovery shows that the research being carried out on the Qumran is not complete yet. There are a thousand reasons, especially political ones, why the material unearthed is still being studied and why the the findings have not yet been published.
(Excerpt) Read more at archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com ...
this is a pretty big deal
sounds like the book of Deuteronomy - never existed, then suddenly found
The scrolls found in tefillin are well-known, already.
The question will be whether they have remained unchanged to this day and certain other things, like what order the scrolls are in.
Ping. You may have this on another thread SunkenCiv.
Wow - a big deal indeed. Very intriguing.
There are a thousand reasons, especially political ones, why the material unearthed is still being studied and why the the findings have not yet been published.
This topic, I must say, is ideal for my tagline.
It has to do with who claims ownership, iow, the koranimals say the whole pile of Dead Sea scrolls belongs to them.
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