Category Archives: Dead Sea Scrolls

Dead Sea Scrolls Archival Newsreel Footage

Posted on January 26, 2020 by Brent Nongbri

Pretty much everyone with a passing knowledge of the Dead Sea Scrolls will recognize the famous ad in The Wall Street Journal (1 June 1954) placed at the request of the Syrian Archbishop Mar Athanasius Yeshue Samuel. Mar Samuel had … Continue reading →

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Vatican Library Website on Greek Palaeography

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

Thanks to Gregg Schwendner for drawing my attention to the Vatican Library website on Greek palaeography prepared by Timothy Janz, scriptor graecus and director of the printed books department of the Vatican Library. The site has an excellent discussion of … Continue reading →

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An Old Quote from Frank Moore Cross on Unprovenanced Artifacts

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Brent Nongbri

I’ve just returned from a stimulating week at the University of Agder. I had loads of interesting conversations about a number of topics, many of them stemming from the Museum of the Bible’s admission that (at least) five of their … Continue reading →

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Fake Dead Sea Scrolls at the Museum of the Bible

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Brent Nongbri

It has been a truly fascinating day for me at the University of Agder. After spending Monday morning and afternoon listening to sharp and informative talks by Matthew Monger, Ingrid Breilid Gimse, Josephine Munch Rasmussen, and Årstein Justnes on the probability that many … Continue reading →

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