Sparko
July 1st 2005, 03:00 PM
If anyone lives anywhere near Lexington, Kentucky, they need to make their way to this exhibit.
Contains fragments from the Dead Sea Scrolls, including portions of Genesis and Isaiah, and numerous Bibles including a medieval manuscript Wyclif Bible from the 15th Century, the first translation of the Holy Book into English. Some of the other rare items include several 5,000-year-old pictographic clay tablets from ancient Mesopotamia, the earliest form of writing in history, and a 2,600-year-old scroll containing the oldest known Hebrew writing on papyrus in the world and the earliest known written example of the Hebrew name for God, Elohim. The exhibit also features a working replica of Gutenberg's press, the greatest invention of the millennium, as well as on-site historians, multimedia presentations and scheduled lectures given by visiting scholars.
Information on the exhibit is available at www.inkandblood.com
They had a fragment of the Gospel of John (Oxyrinchus P39) on display at my church on loan from the exhibit a couple of weeks ago. It was awesome.
Contains fragments from the Dead Sea Scrolls, including portions of Genesis and Isaiah, and numerous Bibles including a medieval manuscript Wyclif Bible from the 15th Century, the first translation of the Holy Book into English. Some of the other rare items include several 5,000-year-old pictographic clay tablets from ancient Mesopotamia, the earliest form of writing in history, and a 2,600-year-old scroll containing the oldest known Hebrew writing on papyrus in the world and the earliest known written example of the Hebrew name for God, Elohim. The exhibit also features a working replica of Gutenberg's press, the greatest invention of the millennium, as well as on-site historians, multimedia presentations and scheduled lectures given by visiting scholars.
Information on the exhibit is available at www.inkandblood.com
They had a fragment of the Gospel of John (Oxyrinchus P39) on display at my church on loan from the exhibit a couple of weeks ago. It was awesome.