The ancient Hebrews who created the longest of the Dead Sea Scrolls did so using unique technology that may have helped the parchment survive so well over the last 2,000 years, researchers have ...

Since the first discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947, the faded parchments of Qumran have provided extraordinary insights into the nature of Judaism at the time when Christianity was born. Now, ...

In 1947, shepherds discovered the now-famed Dead Sea Scrolls in the Judaean Desert’s 11 Qumran Caves. While their exact genesis is somewhat contested, these ancient Jewish manuscripts (many of which ...

A portion of the Temple Scroll, one of the longest of the Dead Sea Scrolls. (Israel Museum) A portion of the Temple Scroll, one of the longest of the Dead Sea Scrolls. (Israel Museum) (CN) – The Dead ...

A team of researchers led by MIT's Admir Masic have used a non-invasive technique to determine why one of the famous Dead Sea Scrolls is so well-preserved. The analysis of the 2,000-year-old Temple ...

From a World War II warehouse in Prague to Port St. Lucie, a torah scroll has found a new home at Temple Beth EI Israel. This scroll, which features the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, is one of ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Previously hidden text on fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls is now readable, revealing a possible ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - First discovered in 1947 by Bedouin shepherds looking for a lost sheep, the ancient Hebrew texts known as the Dead Sea Scrolls are some of the most well-preserved ancient written ...

Efforts to link the origins of the Dead Sea Scrolls with an ancient toilet site became the butt of a joke or two this week – and have touched off another round of debate over scroll history. Were the ...

Early in 1947, a young Bedouin boy was herding sheep or smuggling goods across the Jordan River, both of which his ancestors had probably done for thousands of years. The smuggler-shepherd wandered ...