Hidden for 2,000 Years: Biblical Archaeology Reveals the Great Isaiah Scroll and a Visit to Qumran

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One of biblical archaeology’s greatest discoveries lay hidden in a desert cave for 2,000 years. The Great Isaiah Scroll, part of the Dead Sea Scrolls discovered at Qumran, preserves all 66 chapters of Isaiah. How did this ancient Hebrew manuscript survive, and what does it reveal about the Bible we read today? Produced by Joshua Swanson and reported by Joshua Swanson and Chris Mitchell, this Jerusalem Dateline special explores biblical archaeology, ancient Scripture and the remarkable history of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Travel from a rare display of the entire original Great Isaiah Scroll at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem to Qumran, where its modern story began. Discovered by Bedouin shepherds in 1947, the roughly 2,100-year-old Isaiah Scroll offers an extraordinary window into Bible history. See its ancient handwriting, stitching and corrections, and learn what comparisons with later Hebrew texts reveal about the preservation and transmission of Scripture. Follow the manuscript’s surp

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