In 1947, a significant discovery of ancient Jewish texts was made in a cave near the Dead Sea. These and other Dead Sea Scrolls found later have shed light on the major transformations and debates that occurred in ancient worship during the first centuries BCE and CE, that contributed to the development of early Judaism and Christianity. This exhibition will present six Dead Sea Scrolls complemented by objects excavated from the site near where they were found. Three of the scrolls have never been exhibited.

September 21, 2008 - January 4, 2009 | More about the exhibition
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War Rule
Qumran Cave 4, second half 1st century BCE
Ink on parchment
8 1/4 x 6 1/8 in. (21 x 15.5 cm)
4Q493-344
Israel Antiquities Authority

 




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November 20, 2008  4:00 pm

Leola Bermanzohn
Otiyot (Letters)

Leola Bermanzohn, a Brooklyn-based muralist, will produce a temporary, site-specific mural in response to the exhibition, The Dead Sea Scrolls: Mysteries of the Ancient World. The mural, Otiyot (Letters), will re-imagine the script of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Bermanzohn creates a new style of Hebrew lettering informed by Jewish mysticism, traditional calligraphy, and urban graffiti.

Bermanzohn will be working in the Museum’s basement lobby on Thursday nights from 4 pm to 8 pm between October 30 and December 4 (excluding Thanksgiving, November 27). The completed work remains on view through January 4, 2009.




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