Qumran Archaeology & the Dead Sea Scrolls posted by: Publisher

Summary: Ticket Price: $5.00 per person Call 215.448.1200 for tickets. The Dead Sea Scrolls represent a collection of Jewish religious works, including early copies of the Hebrew Bible, which were discovered in caves surrounding the site of Qumran, by the northwest shore of the Dead Sea. The scrolls were deposited in the caves by members of a Jewish sect that inhabited Qumran in the first century BCE and first century CE. In this slide-illustrated lecture, we examine the archaeological remains of the Qumran settlement, and discuss the connection of the site with the scrolls and the sect's identity. Speaker: Dr. Jodi Magness, Kenan Distinguished Professor for Teaching Excellence in Early Judaism, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill This lecture series relates to the Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times Exhibit at the Franklin Institute May 12 to October 14, 2012.

Description: The $5.00 ticket price does not include admission to any other exhibits. Ticketing for the special Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit is neither included nor required. Click here for flyer. This exhibition is created by the IAA, from the collections of the Israel National Treasures and produced by Discovery Times Square and The Franklin Institute. The exhibition is curated by Dr. Risa Levitt Kohn (Professor at San Diego State University) and Debora Ben Ami (Iron Age collection curator at the IAA). Planning and design by Ralph Appelbaum Associates, New York, NY and consultation by noted Dead Sea Scrolls expert, Dr. Lawrence Schiffman (Vice-Provost of Undergraduate Education, Yeshiva University).

Where:   The Franklin Institute   222 N. 20th Street   Philadelphia, PA   19103

When: 07:30 PM - 08:30 PM

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