воскресенье, 6 июля 2008 г.

2000 yr-old biblical scroll found in Israel

This fragment of animal skin is inscribed in Hebrew with verses from Leviticus. Photo / AP

This fragment of animal skin is inscribed in Hebrew with verses from Leviticus. Photo / AP

JERUSALEM - A secretive encounter with a Bedouin in a desert valley led to the discovery of two fragments from a nearly 2,000-year-old parchment scroll - the first such finding in decades, an Israeli archaeologist said today.

The finding has given rise to hope that the Judean Desert may yield more treasures, said Professor Chanan Eshel, an archaeologist from Tel Aviv's Bar Ilan University. >>>

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