Join us for a field trip to see the Dead Sea Scrolls travelling exhibit at the Pacific Science Center! The arrival of this exhibit here in Seattle is an amazing opportunity.
- Sunday, October 29
- Note date change! Sunday, December 3
Contact Monica Corsaro for details if you're interested in joining us! More on the scrolls and the exhibit below (adapted from the Pacific Science Center Web site):
Regarded by many as one of the greatest archeological discoveries of the 20th century, the Dead Sea scrolls predate Christianity. Until the scrolls' discovery, the oldest Hebrew biblical manuscript known to scholars was written in 895 C.E. The biblical Dead Sea scrolls are more than 1,000 years older, having been transcribed or copied between 250 B.C.E. and 68 C.E., written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. Most scholars believe an ancient Jewish sect known as the Essenes wrote the scrolls and hid them in the Qumran caves. The manuscripts, most written on parchment, include biblical, sectarian and apocryphal texts.
Discovering the Dead Sea Scrolls will feature a total of 10 original scrolls and three facsimiles, along with other artifacts from the ancient settlement of Qumran near the Dead Sea. They will be accompanied by a collection of interactive exhibits on the science behind the scrolls' excavation, conservation, and interpretation. Curated by the Israel Antiquities Authority, this exhibit was developed in cooperation with Discovery Place and presented in association with the The Dead Sea Scrolls Foundation. This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
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