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Rare Scrolls Reveal Early Biblical Writing
Rare Scrolls Reveal Early Biblical Writing
By Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News


July 22, 2005— Three ancient scrolls — one parchment and two silver — recently have been identified as containing some of the world's earliest known verses from the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Old Testament.

The discovery of two fragments of a 2,000-year-old parchment scroll in the Judean Desert was announced last week by Israeli archaeologist Chanan Eshel of Tel Aviv's Bar Ilan University.

The fragments contain verses from Leviticus, the third book of the Hebrew Bible, attributed to the tribe of Levi from which Israeli priests are said to be descended. The book consists of regulations for both the priests and their followers...cont'd

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20050718/bible.html
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