Norman Golb The University of Chicago ON THE CURRENT EXHIBIT OF DEAD SEA SCROLLS AT THE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM

Pixels and Parchment: The Application of RTI and Infrared Imaging to the Dead Sea Scrolls

The Dead Sea Scrolls, one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the twentieth century, are in constant need of conservation and restoration. An ongoing research project being carried out at the paper conservation laboratory of the Israel Museum Jerusalem is applying the combined potentials of Reflectance Transmission and Infrared imaging to deteriorating fragments of one of the mo...

Non-destructive Investigation of the Dead Sea Scrolls

The Dead Sea Scrolls belong to the most important cultural assets of mankind. Their long term preservation and study is a challenge that demands an interdisciplinary approach. As early as the 1950s natural scientists assisted the scholars in studying the scrolls. It was at this time that the first extensive study of the scroll material took place. It was found that most fragments were written n...

Bringing New Life to Video Narratives for Exploring Cultural Heritage

In this paper we present a project of creating a web based interactive encyclopedia of historical knowledge related to the history of the religions, the Bible and the history in general. The main source of information in the project is a film made by the Israel Museum that accompanies the exhibition of the Dead Sea Scrolls the oldest remaining copies of the Bible and extra Biblical documents. T...

Angels among Us: The Use of Old Testament Passages as Inspiration for Temple Themes in the Dead Sea Scrolls

Angels among Us: The Use of Old Testament Passages as Inspiration for Temple Themes in the Dead Sea Scrolls

Has Every Book of the Bible Been Found Among the Dead Sea Scrolls?