Dead Sea Scrolls - Fake

[Nakosis]

But now, the Washington, D.C. museum has confirmed a bitter truth about the fragments’ authenticity. On Friday, independent researchers funded by the Museum of the Bible announced that all 16 of the museum’s Dead Sea Scroll fragments are modern forgeries that duped outside collectors, the museum’s founder, and some of the world’s leading biblical scholars. Officials unveiled the findings at an academic conference hosted by the museum.
Exclusive: 'Dead Sea Scrolls' at the Museum of the Bible are all forgeries


The new findings don’t cast doubt on the 100,000 real Dead Sea Scroll fragments, most of which lie in the Shrine of the Book, part of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. However, the report’s findings raise grave questions about the “post-2002” Dead Sea Scroll fragments, a group of some 70 snippets of biblical text that entered the antiquities market in the 2000s. Even before the new report, some scholars believed that most to all of the post-2002 fragments were modern fakes.

 

[shunyadragon]

But now, the Washington, D.C. museum has confirmed a bitter truth about the fragments’ authenticity. On Friday, independent researchers funded by the Museum of the Bible announced that all 16 of the museum’s Dead Sea Scroll fragments are modern forgeries that duped outside collectors, the museum’s founder, and some of the world’s leading biblical scholars. Officials unveiled the findings at an academic conference hosted by the museum.
Exclusive: 'Dead Sea Scrolls' at the Museum of the Bible are all forgeries

Suspected as likely for a long time if not already demonstrated previously as false. Modern fakes are common.

The new findings don’t cast doubt on the 100,000 real Dead Sea Scroll fragments, most of which lie in the Shrine of the Book, part of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. However, the report’s findings raise grave questions about the “post-2002” Dead Sea Scroll fragments, a group of some 70 snippets of biblical text that entered the antiquities market in the 2000s. Even before the new report, some scholars believed that most to all of the post-2002 fragments were modern fakes.

This is the Hookus Bogus part. Need good peer reviewed academic references.

 

[Lyndon]

Isn't this the third thread started on this topic??

 

[shunyadragon]

Isn't this the third thread started on this topic??

Boomerangs, stray dogs, and virus' always return

 

[dfnj]

But now, the Washington, D.C. museum has confirmed a bitter truth about the fragments’ authenticity. On Friday, independent researchers funded by the Museum of the Bible announced that all 16 of the museum’s Dead Sea Scroll fragments are modern forgeries that duped outside collectors, the museum’s founder, and some of the world’s leading biblical scholars. Officials unveiled the findings at an academic conference hosted by the museum.
Exclusive: 'Dead Sea Scrolls' at the Museum of the Bible are all forgeries


The new findings don’t cast doubt on the 100,000 real Dead Sea Scroll fragments, most of which lie in the Shrine of the Book, part of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. However, the report’s findings raise grave questions about the “post-2002” Dead Sea Scroll fragments, a group of some 70 snippets of biblical text that entered the antiquities market in the 2000s. Even before the new report, some scholars believed that most to all of the post-2002 fragments were modern fakes.

"The 972 manuscripts found at Qumran were found primarily in two separate formats: as scrolls and as fragments of previous scrolls and texts. In the fourth cave the fragments were torn into up to 15,000 pieces. "

15 or 70 out 15,000 or 100,000 is such a tiny amount what's the point? You know people are going to say all the scrolls are now fake. And further, what the heck did the 15 actually say if anything?

 

[Nakosis]

"The 972 manuscripts found at Qumran were found primarily in two separate formats: as scrolls and as fragments of previous scrolls and texts. In the fourth cave the fragments were torn into up to 15,000 pieces. "

15 or 70 out 15,000 or 100,000 is such a tiny amount what's the point? You know people are going to say all the scrolls are now fake. And further, what the heck did the 15 actually say if anything?

Still an interesting world of religious art literature that I was unaware of.

Initially there was no market for these scrolls, so no reason for forgeries.

 

[dfnj]

Still an interesting world of religious art literature that I was unaware of.

Initially there was no market for these scrolls, so no reason for forgeries.

I heard the text in the 15 forge pieces was diatribe against voting for Democrats.