Fake Dead Sea Scrolls Exposed: A new study sponsored by the Museum of the Bible reveals that the 16 fragments in their collection are fake

Biblical Archaeology Review ^ | March 16, 2020 | Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

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[GreenHornet]

I’m holding a valuable ancient Roman coin dated 24 C.E.

As long as it comes with a "Certificate of Authenticity", you can rest easy.

[dljordan]

Wouldn’t they be kind of hard to fake? You’ve got to have the right paper/parchment, the right ink and it has to be aged.

[daniel1212]

...these fragments have not all been proven to be fakes beyond doubt. Since similar tests have not been performed on authentic Dead Sea Scroll fragments and fragments of later texts from the Judean desert, a baseline for comparison hasn’t been established. As quoted in National Geographic, Emanuel Tov explains, “The report expects us to conclude that abnormalities abound without demonstrating what is normal.”

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