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eShirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-11 09:54 AM
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Digital Dead Sea Scrolls now online (Israel Museum website)
Edited on Mon Sep-26-11 09:55 AM by eShirl
http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/
"We are privileged to house in the Israel Museum's Shrine of the Book the best preserved and most complete Dead Sea Scrolls ever discovered,” said James S. Snyder, Anne and Jerome Fisher Director of the Israel Museum. "They are of paramount importance among the touchstones of monotheistic world heritage, and they represent unique highlights of our Museum's encyclopedic holdings. Now, through our partnership with Google, we are able to bring these treasures to the broadest possible public."... more »
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Vehl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-11 03:24 PM
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1. great news
Edited on Mon Sep-26-11 03:24 PM by Vehl
Its awesome that such records, once available to scholars and those who had physical access, can now be read by people from all over the world. Kudos for Google, for making this possible.
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