Hebrew U. loans Dead Sea Scrolls, other artifacts to archaeological exhibition in U.S. on birth of Christianity
Jerusalem, January 20, 2009 – Artifacts from the archaeological collections of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Institute of Archaeology are comprising the main part of an exhibition in the United States on “The Birth of Christianity: A Jewish Story.”
Among the exciting objects that the Hebrew University brought to the exhibition was a scroll fragment of the book of Isaiah, discovered in Cave 1 at Qumran. Additional papyri, including fragments from the New Testament, were borrowed from the British Library in London.
 |
| Fragment of the Isaiah-b scroll from Qumran. Parchment. 1st century BCE – 1st century CE. |
The exhibition, which is being hosted by the Houston Museum of Natural Science – one of the largest museums in the United States – was jointly curated between the Hebrew University and Rice University, Houston. Archaeology. The curatorial team includes Gila Hurvitz, chief curator of special projects; Daphna Tsoran, acting curator of the Institute of Archaeology, and Prof. Matthias Henze of the Religious Studies Dept. of Rice University.
“This is a tremendous achievement for the Hebrew University,” said Prof. Anna Belfer-Cohen, head of the Institute of Archaeology, who represented the Hebrew University at the exhibition’s opening ceremony.
“The exhibit is a fascinating opportunity for visitors to view artifacts that reveal the Jewish story behind the beginnings of Christianity – from the Hasmonean period, through the reign of King Herod and the Great Revolt against Rome, and until the destruction of Judaea and Jerusalem. These archaeological finds shed light on the political and cultural events that shaped this significant period in history.”
The exhibition, which has been attracting close to 5,000 visitors per day, will run until April 12, 2009.
martedì, 27 gennaio 2009 - 07:28
In other words, Rice University and the Hebrew University are now participating in the Dead Sea Scrolls scam contrived by Weston Field and Emanuel Tov — for details on this outrage, see
http://my.nowpublic.com/culture/did-christian-agenda-lead-biased-dead-sea-scrolls-exhibit-san-diego
and follow the links.
The announced exhibit will, of course, bring dishonor upon April DeConick and the various other scholars who agreed to participate in this biased and offensive propaganda for a theory that has now been rejected by an entire series of major researchers — all of whom, of course, have been carefully excluded from participating.