Dead Sea Scrolls headed to NW
Pacific Science Center today announced the upcoming West Coast premiere of Discovering the Dead Sea Scrolls, opening September 23, 2006.
This major new exhibition will feature 10 of the Dead Sea scrolls, including four scrolls never before seen by the public. Also included is a collection of artifacts from the ancient settlement of Qumran near the Dead Sea, along with interactive exhibits on the science behind the excavation, conservation, and interpretation of the scrolls.
Regarded by many as one of the greatest archeological discoveries of the 20th century, the Dead Sea scrolls predate Christianity and include the earliest known written texts of the Bible. Until the scrolls' discovery, there were no known biblical texts dated before 895 C.E.* The Dead Sea scrolls are more than 1,000 years older, having been transcribed between 250 B.C.E. and 68 C.E., written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek.
Exhibition Information:
Discovering the Dead Sea Scrolls
This major new exhibition will feature 10 of the Dead Sea scrolls, including four scrolls never before seen by the public. Also included is a collection of artifacts from the ancient settlement of Qumran near the Dead Sea, along with interactive exhibits on the science behind the excavation, conservation, and interpretation of the scrolls.
Regarded by many as one of the greatest archeological discoveries of the 20th century, the Dead Sea scrolls predate Christianity and include the earliest known written texts of the Bible. Until the scrolls' discovery, there were no known biblical texts dated before 895 C.E.* The Dead Sea scrolls are more than 1,000 years older, having been transcribed between 250 B.C.E. and 68 C.E., written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek.
Exhibition Information:
Discovering the Dead Sea Scrolls
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