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| The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947 stunned archaeologists
and transformed religious studies. The scrolls became some of the most
highly sought items for museums. Too highly sought, as it turns out,
with the discovery that all the scrolls held by the Museum of The Bible
in Washington DC are forgeries made to resemble the actual scrolls, most
of which are held in the Shrine of the Book in Israel. The Museum opened in 2017, with 16 fragments claimed to have been found in the Qumran caves close to the Dead Sea as prime attractions. From the very start, there were question marks over their authenticity. The following year, the Museum reluctantly admitted five of the fragments were forged and removed them from display, but still had faith in the other 11, even though experts were already deeply suspicious of two of these. Now, however, they have been forced to admit they’ve been hoodwinked about the whole lot. “The Museum of the Bible is trying to be as transparent as possible,” CEO Harry Hargrave told National Geographic. “We’re victims – we’re victims of misrepresentation, we’re victims of fraud.” The Museum was established by Hobby Lobby founder Steve Green, who has poured a considerable portion of the wealth he obtained from craft stores into buying Middle Eastern antiquities. Read More |
https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/307600-all-dead-sea-scrolls
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