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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 560

Museum of the Bible

The so-called Afghan Liturgical Quire, a codex some believe is the oldest Jewish book in existence. (Museum of the Bible)
September 25, 2024, 7:44 am
Museum of the Bible unveils newly dated ‘oldest Jewish book’
Museum says 5-inch by 5-inch codex, including prayers, poems and Haggadah, is relic from Jewish minority in 8th century Afghanistan
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
An Israeli archaeologist points at a nearly 1,800-year-old decorated floor from an early Christian prayer hall that Israeli archaeologists discovered adjacent to Megiddo prison, on November 6, 2005. (Ariel Schalit/AP)
August 15, 2023, 5:04 pm
Israel may uproot ancient Christian mosaic, send it to US Evangelical museum
Megiddo Mosaic could be loaned to Museum of the Bible in Washington; some worry it will be used in ideological, rather than archaeological, context
By Ilan Ben Zion
Samaritan priest lifting a Torah scroll (Eitan Bino/Courtesy of Museum of the Bible)
November 10, 2022, 4:02 am
Film shines a spotlight on Israel’s tiny Samaritan community fighting for its future
Trifecta of published book, film that opened Nov. 8 and ongoing exhibit examines how unique people struggle to ensure survival without compromising their unique religious practices
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Visitors look at an exhibit about the Dead Sea scrolls during a media preview of the new Museum of the Bible, a museum dedicated to the history, narrative and impact of the Bible, in Washington, DC, November 14, 2017. (AFP Photo/Saul Loeb)
March 13, 2020, 9:40 pm
All 16 Dead Sea scroll fragments at DC museum revealed as fake
Head of Museum of the Bible says ‘we’re victims of misrepresentation, we’re victims of fraud,’ after report found the artifacts were forgeries
By Marc Brodsky
A 1,000-year-old Hebrew Bible, called the Washington Pentateuch, November 7, 2019. (Courtesy Museum of the Bible)
November 8, 2019, 4:58 am
DC museum unveils rare 1,000-year-old Hebrew Bible
Manuscript dating from 10th or 11th century is one of the most ‘well-preserved texts’ from that era, says Museum of the Bible
By ToI Staff
Steve Green, the owner of Hobby Lobby and a founder and major backer of the Museum of the Bible, poses for a portrait at the museum, October 30, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
October 16, 2019, 5:13 pm
Museum of the Bible says Oxford professor sold stolen biblical papyrus fragments
Troubling revelation is newest glitch for scandal-plagued institution funded by Hobby Lobby’s Steve Green
By Yonat Shimron
A Dead Sea Scrolls fragment from the book of Genesis, part of Museum of the Bible's Scholars Initiative research project published by Brill in 2016. Of the museum's 13 published scrolls, at least six are of dubious authenticity. (Image by Bruce and Kenneth Zuckerman and Marilyn J. Lundberg, West Semitic Research, courtesy of Museum of the Bible)
October 23, 2018, 1:48 am
US museum says 5 fragments in Dead Sea Scroll collection are fake
Washington’s controversial Museum of the Bible removes the pieces from display after a German research institution concluded they weren’t old enough
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Kids can be Samson bringing down the walls at Courageous Pages, the play area at the new Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC (Ron Kampeas)
November 17, 2017, 11:41 pm
Judaism is the star at a Bible museum built by Hobby Lobby
Newest DC institution celebrates Jewish origins; Israel’s ambassador to US and host of Israeli dignitaries attend opening ceremony
By Ron Kampeas
Visitors go through an exhibit on the Old Testament at Museum of the Bible November 15, 2017, in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)
November 16, 2017, 5:28 pm
Washington’s Bible museum won’t touch political hot potatoes
Funded by evangelical Christian Steve Green, the controversial Hobby Lobby head, institution claims ‘non-sectarian’ mission
By Maggy DONALDSON
A Dead Sea Scrolls fragment from the book of Genesis, part of Museum of the Bible's Scholars Initiative research project published by Brill in 2016. Of the museum's 13 published scrolls, at least six are of dubious authenticity. (Image by Bruce and Kenneth Zuckerman and Marilyn J. Lundberg, West Semitic Research, courtesy of Museum of the Bible)
October 3, 2017, 6:21 pm
Dead Sea Scrolls scam: Dozens of recently sold fragments are fakes, experts warn
Since 2002, collectors have paid millions for portions of ancient text. As DC’s Museum of the Bible prepares to open with several such pieces, evidence of fraud emerges
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Cary Summers
May 3, 2016, 3:56 pm
Cary Summers
The real Museum of the Bible
The planned museum’s president responds to The Times of Israel: It’s non-sectarian and it will not proselytize
The Museum of The Bible (Courtesy)
May 1, 2016, 1:00 pm
As priceless Israeli artifacts go to controversial Bible museum, some wonder why
Israel’s Antiquities Authority is lending some of the holy land’s most ancient finds to an evangelical institution set to open in DC next year. Whose aims will the exhibit serve?
By Eric Cortellessa
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