Today it has been reported that five Dead Sea Scrolls will be at the Royal Ontario Museum for display within the next year. "Sixteen ancient scrolls - including the five - form the core of an exhibition on the earliest known copies of the Old Testament, or Hebrew Bible, discovered by Bedouin goat-herders near the Dead Sea in what is now Israel in 1947." The showing of these scrolls is scheduled to run next June 27th and run for six months. Of course with such a showing there will be extra special security settings around the ROM. Each scroll even has its own first class seat on its way to Ontario, in the plane. The texts of these scrolls include fragments from the books, Genesis, Deuteronomy and Psalms, as well as more obscure sectarian documents such as “Community Rule,” “War Scroll” and “Messianic Apocalypse.” These scrolls were discovered between 1947 and 1956 in 11 different caves on the north shore of the Dead Sea. These scrolls will teach us about early Judaism and Christianity.
I think that the fact that us Torontonians have a chance to see such a great exhibition is fantastic. It is truly amazing to see such texts that were created so long ago. I also think that these scrolls are important to not only Christianity and Judaism but also every religion around the world. They may possibly explain certain links between religions and may help people better understand the basis of many religions.
Source: http://www.thestar.com/News/article/505241
I think that the fact that us Torontonians have a chance to see such a great exhibition is fantastic. It is truly amazing to see such texts that were created so long ago. I also think that these scrolls are important to not only Christianity and Judaism but also every religion around the world. They may possibly explain certain links between religions and may help people better understand the basis of many religions.
Source: http://www.thestar.com/News/article/505241
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