5/18/2023 0 Comments Ancient bible discovery![]() Researchers hope the discovery leads to further discoveries that answer more questions pertaining to antiquated scripture.Ī Dead Sea Scroll researcher said the text found in the Leviticus translation is identical to the contents of the Hebrew Bible studied today. The find is another example of the way technology has pushed us closer to the historical world. "Tangible Proof" of the Book's 2,000-Year Existence Other ancient texts, like the Dead Sea Scrolls, have been found in desert caves. ![]() Researchers declared the finding was unique in another sense: It was the first time a biblical text had been found in an ancient synagogue’s holy ark. A seemingly miraculous discovery, the finding gives scholars an insight into the development of the Hebrew Bible. The meticulous process paid off and researchers were thrilled to find what they did. Next, the team searched for pixels that could be ink before finally “virtually flattening” the scroll to read the text inside. The images were then sent to researchers who “virtually unwrapped” the text to figure out what parts of the scroll contained text. Researchers at the laboratory agreed to scan what was found at Ein Gedi using a tomography technology similar to that employed by CT scans to see inside the human body. The spark for the text being unraveled took place last year when one of the archaeologists who excavated the scroll brought it into a laboratory in Jerusalem that had been making hi-resolution images of the Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient texts of the Hebrew Bible. Since the discovery, the scroll has sat in a laboratory for almost 50 years.Ī Search for Answers Almost 50 Years Later A fire destroyed the site, known as Ein Gedi, and turned the scroll into a char that was thought to be impossible to unwrap and translate.Īlthough the temperature at the site kept the scroll preserved, the text disintegrated when researchers touched it. The scroll was first found in 1970 at the site of a synagogue near the Dead Sea. The finding proves what has long been theorized by experts: The Hebrew Bible read today goes back two millennia. Last week it was revealed that an excerpt from the Book of Leviticus was unwrapped and translated virtually with a 3D, digital analysis of an X-ray scan. What was once thought of as only a charred, ancient remain found at the site of a synagogue has been restored and discovered to be an original text from the Bible.
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