The Dead Sea Scrolls Monument

The Dead Sea Scrolls Monument

By Shelley Neese— In 1946 or 1947 — no one knows for certain — a Bedouin goatherd nicknamed Muhammad the Wolf led his flock around the cliffs lining the northwest edge of the Dead Sea. As the livestock grazed on sparse vegetation, Muhammad wandered around the...
Wall Street Journal and the Dead Sea Scrolls

Wall Street Journal and the Dead Sea Scrolls

By Shelley Neese Archbishop Mar Samuel, head of the Syrian Orthodox Monastery of St. Mark in Jerusalem, was one of the first to purchase Dead Sea Scrolls off the black market. Unlike the other scroll dealers, Mar Samuel didn’t like dealing directly with Israelis. To...