Online Battle Over Ancient Scrolls Spawns Real-World ConsequencesRaphael Haim Golb, 53, is headed to jail for waging an Internet campaign against his father’s academic rivals over the origins of the Dead Sea Scrolls. (The New York Times)
“In the beginning”...bringing the scrolls of Genesis and the Ten Commandments online | Official Google BlogMore scroll fragments go online, including one of the earliest known copies of the Book of Deuteronomy (Google Official Blog)
Southern California universities acquire rare religious textsRobert Duke, an assistant professor of biblical studies, described the new acquisitions. "They are 2,000 years old, and you can still see letters with the naked eye." (LA Times)