October
23
/ 2018
The Museum of the Bible in Washington D.C. has announced some news that has shocked the archaeological community and scholars around the world. The museum has revealed that some of its most precious artifacts are forgeries. Five papyri fragments from the Dead Sea Scrolls are now believed to be fake and modern forgeries. This is raising questions not only about the Museum’s policy but also demonstrates the sophistication of modern forgers of antiquities. The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in 1948 in some caves in the West Bank. They are mainly papyrus scrolls produced by an Ancient Jewish sect and have allowed researchers to have a better understanding of the development of early Judaism and Christianity. Among the manuscripts in
