Prof. Yonatan Adler, author of 'The Origins of Judaism,' cites dramatic passage from the Dead Sea Scrolls that shows Hasmonean-era jostling for religious authority
Six years into wide-scale Judean Desert cave survey operation, few Dead Sea Scrolls fragments are found. But the Land of Israel's historical picture is ever more in focus, says IAA
PLUS: Who is new UK PM Liz Truss? * Horovitz op-ed on deadly crime in the Arab community * First Temple-era 'Dead Sea Scroll'? * Podcast: Jewy-American author Elyssa Friedland
Israeli researchers believe 1,000-year-old document from Cairo Geniza shows site hosted an annual event where Essene sect gathered, bringing religious scriptures they left behind
Computers analyzing tiny details of famous Isaiah Scroll spot different styles indicating 2 scribes, and opening new avenues into understanding origins of ancient documents
With another 20 promising caves to be excavated -- and 25% more of the Judean Desert still to be surveyed -- stunning finds in Cave of Horror unlikely to be the last
Parts of books of Nahum and Zechariah, world's oldest woven basket, 6,000-year-old mummified child, Bar Kochba Revolt coins among stunning finds from daring Judean Desert rescue op
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