Rare Dead Sea Scroll fragments, including a 1st-century Isaiah manuscript, will go on display at the Museum of the Bible in Washington DC next month, offering visitors a glimpse into biblical history nearly 2,000 years old.
Several rare Dead Sea Scroll fragments are set to go on display next month at the Museum of the Bible in Washington DC, running through September.
The new rotation features a rare Isaiah manuscript copied by scribes around the 1st century AD and written in ancient Hebrew on leather, replacing previously displayed fragments from Psalms, Numbers and Lamentations.
Museum chief curatorial officer Bobby Duke described the scrolls as history-altering: “Before the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered, our best Hebrew manuscripts were from about 1000 AD. These all date back from the second century BC to the first century AD, so it shaves off 1,000 years of manuscript transmission.”
The exhibit also features the Genesis Apocryphon, portions of the Book of Tobit, and a 4,000-pound stone from the Temple Mount itself.
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