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The exhibition Scrolls From the Dead Sea: The Ancient Library of Qumran and Modern Scholarship brings before the American people a selection from the scrolls which have been the subject of intense public interest.

Over the years questions have been raised about the scrolls' authenticity, about the people who hid them away the the period in which they lived, about the secrets the scrolls might reveal, and about the intentions of the scrolls' custodians in restricting access.

The Library's exhibition describes the historical context of the scrolls and the Qumran community from whence they may have originated; it also relates the story of their discovery 2,000 years later.

In addition, the exhibition encourages a better understanding of the challenges and complexities connected with scroll research.

Contents

• About this Exhibit

• Introduction

  • The World of the Scrolls

  • The Dead Sea Region

  • Scrolls

    • The Psalms Scroll

  • Artifacts from the Qumran Site

    • Scroll Jar - Textiles - Leather Scroll Fastenings

  • Related Library of Congress Materials

• The Qumran Community

  • The Late Second Temple Period

  • The Qumran Community

  • Scrolls

    • The Phylactery Scroll - The Community Rule Scroll - The Calendrical Document Scroll - The Torah Precepts Scroll

  • Artifacts from the Qumran Site

    • Phylacteries - Wood - Pottery - Basketry & Cordage - Leather - Stone - Coins

  • Related Library of Congress Materials

• The Qumran Library

  • The Qumran Library

  • Scrolls

    • The Enoch Scroll - The Hosea Commentary Scroll - The Prayer For King Jonathan Scroll - The Leviticus Scroll - The Sabbath Sacrifice Scroll

  • Artifacts from the Qumran Site

    • Pottery Inkwell

  • Related Library of Congress Materials

• Two Thousand Years Later

  • Two Thousand Years Later

  • Judaism & Christianity & the Dead Sea Scrolls

  • Scrolls

    • The Damascus Document Scroll - The War Rule Scroll

  • Related Library of Congress Materials

• Conclusion

   

• Bibliographies

  • Selected Readings

  • Resource Materials for Teachers

• Glossary

• Exhibit Brochure

• Artcle About the Dead Sea Scroll Exhibit (Includes a bibliography)

• Credits