Monday, September 22, 2008

A REVIEW of the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition in Raleigh, NC:
History, Mystery

Found in caves in an ancient land, Dead Sea Scrolls speak to us today


By Linda Brinson | Editorial Page Editor (journalnow.com)

Published: September 21, 2008

RALEIGH - First, you must step into the cave. Well, it's not really a cave, it's a room in the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences on West Jones Street in downtown Raleigh. But it has been made to look and feel like a cave, and the dim light, chilly atmosphere and relative quiet quickly make you forget about the throngs of noisy schoolchildren outside in the midday heat, waiting for their turn to see the whale skeleton and the dinosaur and the museum's other wonders.

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The photo is of one of the Genesis manuscripts that I edited in DJD 12.

Background here.

Also, Jodi Magness is lecturing on Thursday the 25th at Craven Community College in New Bern NC.