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AI handwriting analysis finds Dead Sea Scrolls may be a different age than archeologists thought
The scrolls were first noticed by Bedouin shepherds in the Judean Desert, which is near the Dead Sea, in 1947. Since then, ...
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AI analysis suggests Dead Sea Scrolls are older than scientists thought, but not all experts are convinced
An AI analysis of the Dead Sea Scrolls, which include texts from the Hebrew Bible, could mean they were composed earlier than ...
The Economist2d
How old are the Dead Sea Scrolls? An AI model can help
E VER SINCE the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered by Bedouin shepherds in the 1940s, debate has raged over their exact age.
The Independent2y
Scientists finally read the oldest biblical text ever found
In ancient times, many versions of the Hebrew Bible circulated. The Dead Sea Scrolls, dating to as early as the 3rd century B.C., featured versions of the text that are radically different than ...
Forbes2y
The Genesis Of A $50 Million Bible
It also contains crucial vowel and cantillation marks that other Judaica manuscripts like the Dead Sea Scrolls lack—meaning modern-day Hebrew readers ... mostly from Genesis, that pales in ...
The New York Times2y
Oldest Nearly Complete Hebrew Bible Heads to Auction
(It is missing about five leaves, including the first 10 chapters of Genesis ... The earliest known Hebrew biblical manuscripts are the Dead Sea Scrolls, which date from the third century ...
Artnet2y
A 1,100-Year-Old Hebrew Bible, Missing Only a Few Chapters of Genesis, Could Fetch Up to $50 Million at Auction
The Codex Sassoon comprises 24 books divided into three parts and, unlike Torah scrolls, includes vowel points and accent marks which serve to indicate Hebrew pronunciation and sentence flow.