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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.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Gaaark on Thursday March 19 2020, @02:25AM (7 children)
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)
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)
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
Minus one inconsistencies.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Thursday March 19 2020, @07:18AM
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
So why did they have to name it after King James? - ah, yes, he had it rewritten to suit his own beliefs [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 4, Informative) by TheRaven on Thursday March 19 2020, @10:03AM (1 child)
sudo mod me up
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Thursday March 19 2020, @10:13AM
'cos God is a snowflake who needs protecting?
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