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

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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

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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

Inspired by visit to Jerusalem, Washington lawyer made the stories of Middle East archeology accessible to the masses

Academic, who taught at the University of Chicago, upended study of the scrolls with his thesis that they were authored by multiple sects