'Silver Scrolls' Are Oldest OT Scripture, Archaeologist Says

BP News ^ | 2-27-2004 | Gary D Myers

[BibChr]

Thank you!

The spade of the archeologist is to liberals as the cross is to Dracula.

If only the former were as mythical as the latter.

Dan

[blam]

"How on earth were they able to put 19 lines of script on a piece of metal only slightly larger than two inches?"

I can put the Lord's Prayer on the pointed head of a needle. (But, I'm a retired chip-maker)

[bondserv]

Read about King Josiah in 2 Kings 22-23.

King Josiah presided over a major religious revival, and when they went to clean up the Temple, Hilkiah, the high priest, "found the Book of the Law in the temple of the Lord", which had apparently been gathering dust during the reign of the preceeding evil backslidden Judean kings.

I wonder if this scroll was copied from what Hilkiah found.

It is always prudent to chase down the scriptures referenced in an article. The Holy Spirit may have some beautiful nuggets of truth He wants to share, as with the one you found.

Bravo! God always rewards the diligent student.

[bondserv]

Thank you for your reply! I should have been more precise. My remark was with reference to secular doubts concerning the true antiquity of the Jewish faith.

aka. Middle Eastern lies swallowed hook line and sinker by the Left. Satan has always despised the Chosen people of God, and hates those adopted into the family with equal furor. A la Mel Gibson!

[Dataman]

My remark was with reference to secular doubts concerning the true antiquity of the Jewish faith.

In that case your statment makes complete sense.

[nopardons]

BTT

[Elsie]

Carefully!

[Alamo-Girl]

aka. Middle Eastern lies swallowed hook line and sinker by the Left. Satan has always despised the Chosen people of God, and hates those adopted into the family with equal furor. A la Mel Gibson!

Indeed. One which "floors" me is the rule of dating used by modern scholars, which basically says that if anything prophesied actually happened then the book containing the prophesy must have been written afterwards because otherwise the author would have been a prophet which is impossible according to "scientific materialism".

Some of the ancient civilizations recorded things in stone or metal which has lasted over the years and can be easily dated. For the most part, the Jewish people used materials which did not last - thus the importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the above silver engraving.

In the case of the "scholarly" method described above, before the Dead Sea Scrolls were found, studied and carbon-dated, it was assumed that the book of Enoch was written after 37 B.C. because it contained prophesies about Herod (whose reign began 37 B.C.) but before Christ because it was quoted by the apostles. But carbon dating of the Dead Sea Scrolls (which themselves are copies from another copy or original) dated the DSS copy to about 200 B.C. LOL! So much for "scholarly" method of dating...

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[Ff--150]

Thanx blam =->

[jimtorr]

But carbon dating of the Dead Sea Scrolls (which themselves are copies from another copy or original) dated the DSS copy to about 200 B.C.

That should be repeated more often.

[Alamo-Girl]

Indeed. If not confronted with such facts, scientific materialism in dating ancient manuscripts could unsettle the faith of the young.

[Alouette]

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[Cinnamon Girl]

Very interesting and exciting.

[Fedora]

Very important find! Liberal Bible scholars who have tried to date these verses after the Babylonian period are going to be on the defensive over this one.

[PetroniusMaximus]

***BTTT***

Pardon?

[Fedora]

In the case of the "scholarly" method described above, before the Dead Sea Scrolls were found, studied and carbon-dated, it was assumed that the book of Enoch was written after 37 B.C. because it contained prophesies about Herod (whose reign began 37 B.C.) but before Christ because it was quoted by the apostles. But carbon dating of the Dead Sea Scrolls (which themselves are copies from another copy or original) dated the DSS copy to about 200 B.C. LOL! So much for "scholarly" method of dating...

LOL!--that's one of my major complains about liberal Bible scholarship, too :) The Dead Sea Scrolls disproved a lot of late-date theories like that. Another good example of that type of "scholarly dating" fallacy is how liberal scholars long tried to date the Gospels after 70 AD on the grounds of Jesus' predictions about Jerusalem in Matthew 24-25 and parallel passages. Then eventually a fellow liberal Bible scholar pointed out that, um, the language used there is not just in the Gospels, it's also in 1 Thessalonians 4-5, which even liberal scholars date to c. 50 AD. . .whoops! :)

[ChicagoHebrew]

Microcaligraphy has long been a distinct Jewish artform. In the Israel Museam in Jerusalem, there's a copy of the entire book of Exodus written on a single 8x11 piece of paper.

[Alamo-Girl]

Excellent! Great catch, Fedora! Thank you so very much!