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Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
More than 25 previously unpublished "Dead Sea Scroll" fragments, dating back 2,000 years and holding text from the Hebrew Bible, have been brought to light, their contents detailed in two new books.
The various scroll fragments record parts of the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Deuteronomy, Samuel, Ruth, Kings, Micah, Nehemiah, Jeremiah, Joel, Joshua, Judges, Proverbs, Numbers, Psalms, Ezekiel and Jonah. The Qumran caves ― where the Dead Sea Scrolls were first discovered ― had yet to yield any fragments from the Book of Nehemiah; if this newly revealed fragment is authenticated it would be the first.
Scholars have expressed concerns that some of the fragments are forgeries. [See Photos of the Dead Sea Scrolls Fragments]
These 25 newly published fragments are just the tip of the iceberg. A scholar told Live Science that around 70 newly discovered fragments have appeared on the antiquities market since 2002. Additionally, the cabinet minister in charge of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), along with a number of scholars, believes that there are undiscovered scrolls that are being found by looters in caves in the Judean Desert. The IAA is sponsoring a new series of scientific surveys and excavations to find these scrolls before looters do.
(Score: 3, Funny) by VLM on Tuesday October 11 2016, @08:05PM
How many wars have been fought over Harry Potter? How many people burned at the stake? How many crusades?
To be fair, they have a 2000 year head start. Give H.P. fans a bit of time to catch up.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 11 2016, @08:14PM
I, for one, look forward to the ravening horde of Hufflepuffs sweeping through the major populated areas of Antarctica.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by bob_super on Tuesday October 11 2016, @09:03PM
Actually, more than a handful of zealots keep fighting to this day to keep the HP books out of their children's libraries, for there was no other source of tales to corrupt the weak minds with sorcery before they were written.
Which month are we in, again?
(Score: 2) by turgid on Wednesday October 12 2016, @08:10AM
It hasn't taken Jedi long to catch on :-)
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].