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posted by martyb on Wednesday March 18 2020, @09:24PM   Printer-friendly

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

A team of workers at Art Fraud Insights, LLC, has found that all of the Dead Sea Scroll (DSS) fragments housed at the Museum of the Bible in Washington D.C. are fake. They have published their findings on their company website.

The Dead Sea scrolls are a collection of scrolls found in the Qumran Caves near the shore of the Dead Sea. They were discovered by a Bedouin shepherd in 1946. Since that time, the scrolls have been identified as ancient Jewish manuscripts created over the last three centuries BCE and the first century CE. They are housed in the Shrine of the Book on the grounds of the Israel Museum.

[...] the team [at Art Fraud Insights, LLC] [...] found that the material makeup of the collection did not match that of the original DSS fragments—they appeared to be ancient leather rather than parchment. More importantly, they had found that modern ink had been used to print words on the old material fragments—it had pooled on the old dried leather. The group also found evidence of clay mineral dust similar to that found in the Qumran Caves that had been applied after the inking had been done—evidence of an attempt to cover up the fake materials below. The final verdict: the fragments were not only fake, but had been created for the purpose of deception.

It is still not known who went to such great lengths to create the fake DSS fragments.


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  • (Score: 0, Troll) by Runaway1956 on Thursday March 19 2020, @01:05AM (12 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Thursday March 19 2020, @01:05AM (#973008) Journal

    People want to believe, so they believe whatever pleases them. Some camel herd tells them, "I found some cool shit in a hole in the ground, you pay me sixteen goats and a virgin bride, I show you the hole in the ground!" So, the believers buy the first nubile slave girl, and the first 16 nubile goats they can find, then witness the "miracle" they need to see.

    Not much different than politics, really. Socialism is really going to work out the next time!

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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by PartTimeZombie on Thursday March 19 2020, @01:31AM (11 children)

    by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Thursday March 19 2020, @01:31AM (#973010)

    You might be confused.

    The actual Dead Sea scrolls are genuine relics from biblical times. These particular fragments were made especially to separate fools and their money.

    Socialism is really going to work out the next time!

    Socialism is busy saving Capitalism's arse right at the moment.

    • (Score: 0, Offtopic) by Runaway1956 on Thursday March 19 2020, @01:40AM (2 children)

      by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Thursday March 19 2020, @01:40AM (#973013) Journal

      More like neoconservatism and globalism have joined forces with socialism to destroy capitalism, don't you think?

      Yes, the Dead Sea scrolls are genuine relics from biblical times. But, if you look around at all the religions, maybe starting with Scientology, I believe that you'll confirm my words: People want to believe, so they believe in whatever they choose. And, someone profits from most of that beleif.

      • (Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Thursday March 19 2020, @01:56AM (1 child)

        by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Thursday March 19 2020, @01:56AM (#973018)

        More like neoconservatism and globalism have joined forces with socialism to destroy capitalism, don't you think?

        No, I don't think that at all, but I would be interested in how you've come to that conclusion.

        I believe that you'll confirm my words: People want to believe, so they believe in whatever they choose. And, someone profits from most of that beleif.

        Oh, yes. Quite right. What people profess to believe never ceases to amaze me, also.

        I'm guessing the Jehovah's Witnesses are creaming their pants in anticipation of Armageddon. It's 1975 all over again for them.

        • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Thursday March 19 2020, @07:13AM

          by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Thursday March 19 2020, @07:13AM (#973092) Journal

          Oh yes, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons and/or Latter Day Saints, various baptist sects, fundies, and maybe some of those Holy Rollers . . . and that's just off the top of my head, staying within the Christian faith. All of the sects that based their religion on that magic number of 144,000 are trying to horn in on this stuff. And, the real kicker is, the 144,000 are Jewish, each and every time they are mentioned in the Holy Books. No Christians invited.

    • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Gaaark on Thursday March 19 2020, @02:25AM (7 children)

      by Gaaark (41) on Thursday March 19 2020, @02:25AM (#973023) Journal

      What I like is how the 'scholars' pick and choose their scripture.

      The book of David goes in the Bible because it agrees with what we want.
      The book of Christ Infant portrays Jesus as an asshole, so NOPE...not going in there! NoSireee!

      I think if one goes in, they should all go in. But that wouldn't be agreeable to Christians.

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      • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 19 2020, @04:42AM (4 children)

        by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 19 2020, @04:42AM (#973065)

        Which Bible is that? The one with 66 books? Or is it the one with 73? Or is it the one with 62? Or 78? Once they figure that out [wikipedia.org], then we can discuss whether this one in particular gets in too.

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 19 2020, @06:19AM (3 children)

          by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 19 2020, @06:19AM (#973077)

          Sir, I follow the One True Bible KJV 1611 the unerring word of God with ZERO inconsistencies.

          • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 19 2020, @07:08AM

            by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 19 2020, @07:08AM (#973090)

            Minus one inconsistencies.

          • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Thursday March 19 2020, @07:18AM

            by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Thursday March 19 2020, @07:18AM (#973093) Journal

            So, uhhhhhh, how many books are there in the KJV Bible? Do you know it off the top of your head, or did you have to Google it? Why is there a discrepancy between what some of the denominations teach? And, apparently, you don't count the new books, published by the people with magic underwear (Mormons)?

          • (Score: 2) by janrinok on Thursday March 19 2020, @09:19AM

            by janrinok (52) Subscriber Badge on Thursday March 19 2020, @09:19AM (#973102) Journal

            So why did they have to name it after King James? - ah, yes, he had it rewritten to suit his own beliefs [wikipedia.org].

            James gave the translators instructions intended to ensure that the new version would conform to the ecclesiology of, and reflect the episcopal structure of, the Church of England and its belief in an ordained clergy.

      • (Score: 4, Informative) by TheRaven on Thursday March 19 2020, @10:03AM (1 child)

        by TheRaven (270) on Thursday March 19 2020, @10:03AM (#973110) Journal
        Why is this flamebait? That is literally what the First Council of Nicaea, the POSIX of the Christian world, did.
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        • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Thursday March 19 2020, @10:13AM

          by Gaaark (41) on Thursday March 19 2020, @10:13AM (#973113) Journal

          'cos God is a snowflake who needs protecting?

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