The discovery of parchment scrolls of biblical and other texts in caves near the Dead Sea was arguably the greatest archeological event of the 20th Century. What a treasure trove of information about ...

An Israeli community is observing the Jewish holiday of Purim with a sacred item made by a group of Oklahomans halfway across the globe. Rabbi Juan Mejia, of Oklahoma City, said he and other members ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. —- After more than four decades, the Torahscrolls at B’nai Jacob Synagogue had become faded and smudged. The parchment scrolls are not considered suitable for use if aword is ...

The Creation Museum, which is based in Dallas, Texas, is donating a parchment scroll dated from 1500 B.C. to the Eucon International College. The valuable parchment scroll, which was made out of ...

A new study is demonstrating how ancient animal DNA, extracted from Dead Sea Scroll parchments, can help with piecing together the jigsaw puzzle of disparate fragments found in the Judean desert. It's ...

The Dead Sea Scrolls have been around for 2,000 years, but they're still making news. Israel's Antiquities Authority and Google announced on Oct. 19 that they are planning to bring the Dead Sea ...

The great lost section of Biblical history, the story of Man from the Creation to the Great Flood, may soon be revealed to the world. Several antiquity authorities of Fogg Museum and the Department of ...