Dead Sea Scrolls Lecture 1

"The Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls: You've Got to Know the Territory"
Dr. Thomas Trapp, professor of religion and theology at Concordia, presents how the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered, sold, evaluated and have been fought over. The first foray will examine the wider setting of the discoveries, such as where the scrolls were found, what materials and languages were used, what generally was found in what caves, how some scrolls could be pieced together, who has been responsible for publishing and interpreting the texts at different stages of the "game" during the past 60 years and what contribution the scrolls make to the study of the biblical text. Roughly one fourth (about 200) of the scrolls and scroll fragments are from biblical books.
The Dead Sea Scrolls, which scholars believe were written between approximately 200 BC and 200 AD, lay hidden and forgotten for centuries until they were discovered in the 1950's in caves along the northwest shore of the Dead Sea. Altogether, archeologists have uncovered more than 600 scrolls and thousands of fragments in 11 caves around the ruins of an old Roman fortress in an area called Khirbet Qumran.
The scrolls have been called the greatest manuscript discovery of modern times. They contain some of the oldest known fragments of the Christian Old Testament or Hebrew Bible. Most texts are written in Hebrew or Aramaic, which has enhanced scholarly understanding of these languages and offered a cultural context for the times in which they were written. These ancient scrolls are now under the conservation of the Israel Antiquities Authority and are seldom seen on display. The exhibition coming to the Science Museum of Minnesota offers a rare and unique opportunity for a first-hand look at these artifacts and a deepened understanding of their significance in Christian thought and traditions.
For more information visit: http://www.csp.edu/News/DeadSeaScrolls.html

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[Dr1Canuckchuck]

I've heard a story saying that the shepherd that found the scrolls left them by the stove and his Mom burned portions in the stove to cook dinner. I'm suspicious. If the scrolls are genuine there may have been something that was dangerous to Christian theology/doctrine and was intentionally either destroyed or stashed away somewhere, out of reach of study. I also find it difficult to believe these were there for 2,000 yrs. The cave looks obvious, not hidden. Probably visited a lot over the years

[MrABCeagle]

soooo bored :(