A secretive encounter with a Beduin robber in a Judean Desert valley has led to what one archeologist hailed as one of the most important biblical finds from the region in half a century, according to an article in the Jerusaleum Post.
Prof. Chanan Eshel, an archeologist from Bar-Ilan University, said Friday that the discovery of two fragments of nearly 2,000 year-old parchment scroll from the Dead Sea area gave hope to biblical and archeological scholars, frustrated by a dearth of material unearthed in the region in recent years, that the Judean Desert could yet yield further treasure.
"No more scrolls have been found in the Judean Desert since 1965. This encourages scholars to believe that if they bother to excavate, survey and climb they will still find things in the Judean desert. The common knowledge has been that there is nothing left to find there," Eshel said.
The two small pieces of brown animal skin, inscribed in Hebrew with verses from the Book of Leviticus, Eshel said mostly likely are from "refugee" caves in Nachal Arugot, where Jews hid from the Romans in the second century. The scrolls are currently being tested by the Israel Antiquities Authority. Click for full article.
To all-Each morning at the offcie we follow your pilgrimage and it has meant so much to us. We almost feel as if we were there with you. Thank you for the videos and the prolific writings (Schuyler particularly you)as it brings your experiences closer to us.Would love some more pictures -no mention of food anything fun, Pam ,you are going to cook when you get home. Blessings on your last days, Judy
Posted by: Sorieba | April 26, 2012 at 02:30 PM