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 |  Subject: The Mystery Of The Copper Scroll  Fri Oct 14, 2016 7:01 am | |
| The Mystery Of The Copper Scroll
October 13, 2016 by SkyWatch Editor
 “In the cistern which is under the wall on the eastern side, at the sharp edge of the rock: six silver bars; its entrance is under the large paving-stone.” Thus reads line eleven in column II of the most famous Dead Sea Scroll: the enigmatic Copper Scroll. It has two major features that make it stand out from other scrolls: it’s etched on a thin sheet of rolled copper, and it appears to be a guide to a treasure with roughly 65 tons of gold and 26 tons of silver. This morning, a journey of 6000 miles brought me to the new Jordan Museum in Amman, which holds the Copper Scroll, along with a few other Dead Sea Scrolls. (Most of the scrolls remain in the Shrine of the Book in Jerusalem.) Like my fellow National Catholic Register writer Peter Jesserer Smith, I’m on a pilgrimage sponsored by the Jordan Tourism Board for Christian writers and bloggers. Peter is chronicling the journey day by day, but I plan to focus on select topics of historical interest. And, as with any mystery, the Copper Scroll is of intense interest. (READ MORE) |
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