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Since its discovery in 1952 The Copper Scroll has baffled archeologists, scholars, and the public alike. The Copper Scroll is comprised of 99% copper and 1% tin. This deviates from the rest of the scrolls, known as The Dead Sea Scrolls, it was found among. The majority of The Dead Sea Scrolls are comprised of parchment or papyrus. | Since its discovery in 1952 The Copper Scroll has baffled archeologists, scholars, and the public alike. The Copper Scroll is comprised of 99% copper and 1% tin. place reference here. This deviates from the rest of the scrolls, known as The Dead Sea Scrolls, it was found among. The majority of The Dead Sea Scrolls are comprised of parchment or papyrus. | ||
On March 14th 1952 archeologists found The Copper Scroll, along with 14 other Dead Sea Scrolls, in Cave 3 near | On March 14th 1952 archeologists found The Copper Scroll, along with 14 other Dead Sea Scrolls, in Cave 3 near | ||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qumran Qumran] on the northern shore of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Sea Dead Sea] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank West Bank]. | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qumran Qumran] on the northern shore of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Sea Dead Sea] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank West Bank]. Because of the location of its discovery The Copper Scroll is also referred to as 3Q15. A list of the other scrolls discovered in Cave 3 can be found [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_manuscripts_from_Qumran_Cave_3 here]. The exact date of the scroll's creation is unknown. Some scholars think it dates somewhere between 66-70 C.E., the First Jewish Revolt against Rome. This would be before the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple in 70 C.E. place reference here. Joan E. Taylor, writer of "Secrets of the Copper Scroll" published in ''Biblical Archaeology Review'' , believe the date to be closer to the Second Jewish Revolt against Rome between 132-135 C.E. place reference here. Evidence has been found Jewish refugees from the revolt took shelter at caves near where The Copper Scroll was found during this period. | ||
The Copper Scroll is | As said above, The Copper Scroll differed from the Dead Sea Scrolls in its materiality but also by a number of other factors. The Hebrew used in The Copper Scroll differs from the literary Hebrew found on the other Dead Sea Scrolls. The Hebrew is closer to the language of the Mishnah. The script used to write the letters and the way the words are spelled (palaeography and orthography) differ as well. Unlike the other scrolls this is the only manuscript in list form and one that refers to a buried treasure of sorts. place reference here. This has led scholars to conclude the scroll was placed in Cave 3 at a different time from the rest of the Dead Sea Scrolls found in the Qumran caves. | ||
The part of The Copper Scroll that has excited and baffled most individuals throughout history is it's contents. The Scroll is said to list 64 places where | |||
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The Copper Scroll
Since its discovery in 1952 The Copper Scroll has baffled archeologists, scholars, and the public alike. The Copper Scroll is comprised of 99% copper and 1% tin. place reference here. This deviates from the rest of the scrolls, known as The Dead Sea Scrolls, it was found among. The majority of The Dead Sea Scrolls are comprised of parchment or papyrus.
On March 14th 1952 archeologists found The Copper Scroll, along with 14 other Dead Sea Scrolls, in Cave 3 near Qumran on the northern shore of the Dead Sea in the West Bank. Because of the location of its discovery The Copper Scroll is also referred to as 3Q15. A list of the other scrolls discovered in Cave 3 can be found here. The exact date of the scroll's creation is unknown. Some scholars think it dates somewhere between 66-70 C.E., the First Jewish Revolt against Rome. This would be before the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple in 70 C.E. place reference here. Joan E. Taylor, writer of "Secrets of the Copper Scroll" published in Biblical Archaeology Review , believe the date to be closer to the Second Jewish Revolt against Rome between 132-135 C.E. place reference here. Evidence has been found Jewish refugees from the revolt took shelter at caves near where The Copper Scroll was found during this period.
As said above, The Copper Scroll differed from the Dead Sea Scrolls in its materiality but also by a number of other factors. The Hebrew used in The Copper Scroll differs from the literary Hebrew found on the other Dead Sea Scrolls. The Hebrew is closer to the language of the Mishnah. The script used to write the letters and the way the words are spelled (palaeography and orthography) differ as well. Unlike the other scrolls this is the only manuscript in list form and one that refers to a buried treasure of sorts. place reference here. This has led scholars to conclude the scroll was placed in Cave 3 at a different time from the rest of the Dead Sea Scrolls found in the Qumran caves.
The part of The Copper Scroll that has excited and baffled most individuals throughout history is it's contents. The Scroll is said to list 64 places where