9-10 The DEAD SEA SCROLLS - Zola Levitt

The Dead Sea scrolls consist of roughly 1000 documents, including texts from the Hebrew Bible, discovered between 1947 and 1979 in The Dead Sea scrolls consist of roughly 1000 documents, including texts from the Hebrew Bible, discovered between 1947 and 1979 in eleven caves in and around the Wadi Qumran (near the ruins of the ancient settlement of Khirbet Qumran, on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea) in Israel. The texts are of great religious and historical significance, as they include practically the only known surviving copies of Biblical documents made before 100 AD, and preserve evidence of considerable diversity of belief and practice within late Second Temple Judaism.

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Zola Levitt (December 3, 1938 - April 19, 2006) was a Messianic Jewish teacher in Dallas, Texas, who had a strong pro-Israel ministry. He led Zola Levitt Ministries, Inc., a non-profit 501(c) organization for purposes of "evangelism of the unbelievers and the exhortation of the believers".

He held music degrees from Duquesne University and Indiana University (doctoral coursework completed), and an honorary Th.D. from Faith Bible College. An avid musician, Levitt played the oboe, English horn, recorder, and piano.

Levitt was also a widely published author with more than fifty books in several different languages, and the composer of some two hundred spiritual songs, personally performing for most of his album. His two musicals, "Beloved Thief" and "Mine Eyes Have Seen," have been televised nationally.

Zola is known as the host of the weekly national television program Zola Levitt Presents, and was formerly the host of two top-rated radio talk shows, The Heart of the Matter in Dallas, and the nationally syndicated Zola Levitt Live.

He had acted as a lecturer and tour host on more than 80 trips to Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, the areas of the seven churches Mediterranean islands, European capitals, etc. He at one time taught a course on "Christ in the Old Testament" at Dallas Baptist University and gave seminars at other education institutions.

http://www.levitt.com/

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[kcrcbest]

THANX AGAIN FOR PUTTING THIS ON WOOOOOOOW

[freshmuzic]

I know what you mean.

[angeljenny55]

Of course the politics of where the Scrolls were found is a huge issue. It boggles the mind that it took until the 1960s to involve Jewish scholars in this project to begin with. Sheesh! Ashamedly, we still have the same prejudice alive and well today.