Dead sea scroll

AI model 'Enoch' reveals Dead Sea Scrolls are older than believed

Researchers establish two biblical scroll fragments come from the time of their presumed authors.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
AI model 'Enoch' reveals Dead Sea Scrolls are older than believed.
A fragment from the Dead Sea Scrolls that underwent genetic sampling to shed light on the 2,000-year-old biblical trove is shown to Reuters at the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) laboratory in Jerusalem June 2, 2020.

Dead Sea Scrolls aged decades older by AI-powered discovery

“The implications are profound,” said Dr. Maruf Dhali, assistant professor of AI at Groningen and co‐author of the study.

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Tefillin from about 2,000 years ago in the laboratories of the Israel Antiquities Authority.

Phylacteries were not colored black 2,000 years ago, new study reveals

Tefillin are small leather cases containing miniscule parchment scrolls inscribed with biblical verses. They are worn even today by observant Jews as part of their morning prayers.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Enoch, of the Book of Enoch and the Bible (Illustrative).

The Book of Enoch: What is the famous biblical Apocrypha? - explainer

The Book of Enoch is one of the most well-known examples of biblical Apocrypha, but it isn't accepted by almost any Jews or Christians. Here is what you should know.

|ByAARON REICH

Nephilim: Who are the giants of the Bible, Jewish lore? - explainer

Nephilim dot the legends of Jews and Christians alike. Their nature is vague and uncertain due to how apocryphal information is about them.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022ByAARON REICH
THE PAINTING ‘David Giving Thanks to God After the Death of Goliath’ by Charles Errard.

Ancient Hebrew letter from First Temple period returned to Israel - watch

The letter written in ancient Hebrew, originally found in the Judean Desert caves, ended up in Montana and was then returned to Israel.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ishmael Papyrus, a rare document from the First Temple period.

'Deadly Scrolls': A fatal encounter with history - review

Discovering a new Dead Sea Scroll wrapped in a messianic murder mystery.

JUNE 18, 2022ByABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN
A FRAGMENT from the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Israel Antiquities Authority laboratory in Jerusalem, 2020.

Essenes: The origins of Christianity lie in this ancient Jewish sect

The key figure for our inquiry was John the Baptist, apparently an Essene.

MAY 5, 2022ByMOSHE DANN
ohn the Baptist Preaching in the Wilderness by Anton Raphael Mengs (circa 1760) on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Passover trips in Israel: Springtime visit to the Dead Sea

It’s not always easy to find a nice, reasonably priced place to stay in our tiny country, but the thought of finally being able to take a real vacation is extremely enticing.

MARCH 31, 2022ByMEITAL SHARABI
The Herbert Samuel Hod Dead Sea Hotel

Intact early Bronze Age jug found by American tourist in Judean Desert

Caves have been excavated for decades in the area where Dead Sea Scrolls were found.

MARCH 10, 2022ByJUDITH SUDILOVSKY
An intact 5000-year-old jug which was discovered by an American tourist in the Judean Desert after a section of a cave wall collapsed.

Jerusalem highlights February 4–10

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

FEBRUARY 3, 2022ByHAGAY HACOHEN
POP UP TLV work by Shir Lamdan.

Cairo Genizah paper may hold key to secrets of Qumran, Dead Sea Scrolls

An ancient religious ceremony, described in several Dead Sea Scrolls, could explain the mysteries of the archaeological site of Qumran.

AUGUST 29, 2021ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
The site of the Qumran Scrolls, known as the Dead Sea Scrolls

Dead Sea Scrolls scholar flushes out mystery

How did Jews in the land of Israel use the toilet some 2,000 years ago? The legendary Dead Sea Scrolls offer some answers.

JUNE 7, 2021ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
Volunteers with the Israeli Antique Authority work at the Cave of the Skulls, an excavation site in the Judean Desert near the Dead Sea, Israel June 1, 2016.

Dead Sea Scrolls: 2,000 years ago Jews used biblical ‘paperbacks’

Some 2,000 years ago, Jews use formal beautifully written biblical manuscripts for public reading as well as informal and sloppy written biblical texts for personal use.

MAY 30, 2021ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
Sections of the ancient Dead Sea scrolls are seen on display at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem May 14, 2008.

Dead Sea Scrolls: Mysterious scribe wrote eight diverse scrolls, scholars find

“The main purpose of my work has been using artificial intelligence, an extraction algorithm and statistical analyses to test 51 manuscripts which share a particular handwriting style.”

MAY 4, 2021ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
Adolfo Roitman, curator of the Dead Sea Scrolls, points at the original Isaiah Scroll, one of the Dead Sea Scrolls, inside a secured climate-controlled room in the Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem September 26, 2011.