Checkout New Dead Sea Scrolls In Israel Reveals Fragments Of Biblical Prophets (Photos)

A new set of Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient fragments of biblical texts dating back almost 2,000 years and thought to have been hidden during a Jewish revolt against Rome, have been found in an Israeli desert.

The Israel Antiquities Authority announced Tuesday that a four-year archaeological project uncovered portions of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets, including the books of Zechariah and Nahum. It was the first such discovery in 60 years.

Also exposed became a 6,000-12 months-antique skeleton of a partially mummified child and a 10,500-12 months-antique basket, which Israeli authorities said may be the oldest within the world. A CT scan discovered the kid's age changed into between 6 and 12 — with the skin, tendons and even hair partly preserved.

Among the recovered texts, which might be all in Greek, is Nahum 1:five–6, which says: "The mountains quake because of Him, And the hills soften. The earth heaves earlier than Him, The international and all that dwell therein. Who can stand before His wrath? Who can resist His fury? His anger pours out like fire, and rocks are shattered because of Him."

The authority said those words vary barely from other Bible versions, dropping a rare mild on how biblical text modified through the years from its earliest shape.

The first set of Dead Sea Scrolls to be observed were observed by way of a Bedouin shepherd within the equal location in 1947 and are taken into consideration a few of the most critical archaeological finds of the twentieth century, even though biblical scholars disagree on their authorship.