Enigma of the Dead Sea Scrolls Video

The Enigma of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an introduction and examination of the key issues related to the Dead Sea Scrolls, widely regarded as the most significant biblical archaeology discovery of the twentieth century. In 1947 an Arab shepherd boy casually tossed a rock into a cave, heard pottery shatter, investigated, and found scrolls that have provided amazing and invaluable insight into first century Judaism, Christianity, and Palestine. But in addition to the remarkable discoveries there remains much mystery and controversies there remains much mystery and intrigue as scholars and administrators have fought over access to, and control of, the materials, The Enigma of the Dead Sea Scrolls investigates the scrolls, the controversies, the key players, and what the discoveries have contributed to our understanding of the ancient world and religion.

—Wisconsin Bookwatch

It has been over 50 years since the first of the Dead Sea Scrolls were found in the caves in the Judean desert near Wadi Qumram in the Holy Land. This documentary, which traces the history of the journey from that earth-shattering discovery to today, is part of A&E’s “Ancient Mysteries: New investigations of the unsolved”. The video traces historically how the various scrolls were located, disbursed and brought back together for all scholars to study and share their interpretations and translations. I recommend this for congregational libraries needing a balanced look at this 20th century revelation of Bible related study in their collections.

—CSLA