The Dead Sea Scrolls
Digging up the Past
Start For FreeFind out why the greatest archaeological discovery of all time was made of simple leather in clay jars. Discover it’s significance to you today!
What You Will Learn
Sumerian Cuneiform
The earliest known form of writing is the Sumerian cuneiform script in which there are about 800 characters, each representing a certain sound.
Book of Maccabees
It is one of seven books written in the Greek language in the period between the end of the Old Testament and the beginning of the New Testament.
The Cave of the Wounded Partridge
Right beside the ruins of an old settlement at a place called Khirbet Qumran. Here, a Jewish sect of ascetics known as the Essenes may have lived, and here they copied books of the Bible.
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