Sunday, February 06, 2011

Dead Sea Scrolls

I've been reading up on the Dead Sea Scrolls more recently and discovered an ad was placed in the Wall Street Journal in 1954 for the sale of these significant and rare scrolls. They were finally acquired by an Israeli archaeologist for $250,000. Almost all of the scrolls are in Jerusalem. A few are in Jordan and Europe. The few scrolls on display at the Shrine of the Book are accessible to all.