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stephan huller · 05-26-2013, 07:16 AM

Nearly 70 years after the discovery of the world's oldest biblical manuscripts, the Palestinian family who originally sold them to scholars and institutions is now quietly marketing the leftovers -- fragments the family says it has kept in a Swiss safe deposit box all these years.

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/...s-up-for-sale/

Pattengale would only provide a basic inventory of the Green Collection's fragments: it includes material from Genesis through Leviticus; Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Jonah, Micah, Daniel, and Nehemiah; a Psalm and a mysterious extra-biblical Hebrew document known as an Instruction text.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2013/.../?spt=hs&or=tn

Perspicuo · 05-26-2013, 07:50 AM

Swiss safe deposit?? Not stupid at all, not at all... Wicked but smart.

stephan huller · 05-29-2013, 12:32 AM

I get very excited over this:

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Israeli authorities are reportedly interested in one scrap in particular: a well-preserved, butterfly-shaped fragment of Genesis that's about the size of a cereal box. The manuscript, which was recently exhibited at the Fort Worth seminary, includes passages that tell the story of Joseph and his "coat of many colors." Price said that fragment was valued at $35 million or more, but Kando told AP that his family is not participating in any new negotiations for scroll sales. He said the Genesis fragment and the other scrolls that remain in the family's possession are currently locked away in a Swiss safe-deposit box. http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2...ad-sea-scrolls

stephan huller · 05-29-2013, 12:34 AM

To be honest, I don't see the legal argument for Israel's ownership over the scrolls. What? Could the same argument extend to all Jewish writers, painters etc. It seems absurd.

Tenorikuma · 05-29-2013, 01:27 AM

Half of Genesis (including late passages like chs. 14-15) is missing from all sixteen known Genesis scrolls. I'd be curious to know how much this one contains.

05-26-2013, 07:16 AM	#1
stephan huller Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: seattle, wa Posts: 9,337	More Qumran Fragments Revealed Nearly 70 years after the discovery of the world's oldest biblical manuscripts, the Palestinian family who originally sold them to scholars and institutions is now quietly marketing the leftovers -- fragments the family says it has kept in a Swiss safe deposit box all these years. http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/...s-up-for-sale/ Pattengale would only provide a basic inventory of the Green Collection's fragments: it includes material from Genesis through Leviticus; Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Jonah, Micah, Daniel, and Nehemiah; a Psalm and a mysterious extra-biblical Hebrew document known as an Instruction text. http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2013/.../?spt=hs&or=tn

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05-26-2013, 07:50 AM	#2
Perspicuo Moderator - History of Non Abrahamic Religions, General Religious Discussions Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Latin America Posts: 6,620	Swiss safe deposit?? Not stupid at all, not at all... Wicked but smart.

05-29-2013, 12:34 AM	#4
stephan huller Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: seattle, wa Posts: 9,337	To be honest, I don't see the legal argument for Israel's ownership over the scrolls. What? Could the same argument extend to all Jewish writers, painters etc. It seems absurd.

05-29-2013, 01:27 AM	#5
Tenorikuma Regular Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Japan Posts: 156	Half of Genesis (including late passages like chs. 14-15) is missing from all sixteen known Genesis scrolls. I'd be curious to know how much this one contains.

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