Apr 09, 2006 22:01
Apparently historians have just publicly announced that the final dead sea scroll, found in 1957, is, in fact, a legitimate text.
The scroll is supposedly the Gospel of Judas. I just watched a National Geographic Special on it, there is no argument now about it's age and authenticity.
This is a HUGE deal to theologins eveywhere.
They've been studying it for decades and soon releasing to scholars everywhere.
Of course I don't know how long it will be until an english translation is available to the public but still...
It seems