dead sea scrolls

For more than seven decades, the Dead Sea Scrolls have offered a window into the spiritual and political life of ancient Judaism, as well as early Christianity. Yet despite their immense importance, the dating of individual scrolls has remained an inexact science. Now, a groundbreaking study by an international team of scholars led by the University of Groningen has deployed artificial intelligence and radiocarbon dating to bring new precision to this ancient puzzle. According to the University of Groningen report, the newly developed AI model, called Enoch, has enabled researchers to re-date many Dead Sea Scrolls, some of which now appear significantly older than previously thought. This technological leap not only provides firmer chronological ground for hundreds of manuscripts but