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Watch a free episode of the TV series THE NAKED ARCHAEOLOGIST by award-winning filmmaker Simcha JacoboviciWho Wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls? The Dead Sea Scrolls are fragments of holy writings from the time of Jesus and the Second Temple’s Destruction. But who wrote them? Forensic analysis of ancient toilets may answer this question once and for all. This text will be replaced
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About THE NAKED ARCHAEOLOGISTThe archaeology is naked. The archaeologist is clothed. Biblical Archaeology Review is glad to present this free episode of THE NAKED ARCHAEOLOGIST, featuring amateur archaeologist, enthusiast and multi-award-winning investigative filmmaker, Simcha Jacobovici. THE NAKED ARCHAEOLOGIST is an entertaining and eye-opening journey into the fascinating archaeology of the ancient world. Along the way, new discoveries are made, lost treasures revealed, and ancient mysteries uncovered. With the Bible as the starting point, THE NAKED ARCHAEOLOGIST treks the ancient shores of the Mediterranean. Each segment is shot in the cradle of Western civilization—in the area where today we find modern-day Israel, Jordan and Egypt. THE NAKED ARCHAEOLOGIST is an accessible history/science/archaeology series for those who want adventure without ever having to leave the couch. Season 3 of THE NAKED ARCHAEOLOGIST will air in the United States on the History International channel beginning November 3, 2010. Seasons 1 and 2 of THE NAKED ARCHAEOLOGIST on DVDBuy the entire first and second season of THE NAKED ARCHAEOLOGIST as seen on the History International channel. Each season features 26 half-hour episodes hosted by amateur archaeologist and multi-award-winning investigative filmmaker, Simcha Jacobovici.
Who Wrote the DSSI was flabbergasted by the reasoning behind the conclusion this program drew - that, yes, an Essene presence at Qumran was "reconfirmed" by the presence of a latrine some distance to the northwest. This ignores other evidence regarding ancient Jewish practice (check the Bible, for instance) as well as the design of the latrine itself. Even if correct, how would Essene presence "prove" that Essenes wrote the scrolls? • • • • • • • James Tabor LectureRegarding latrines at Qumran, our Sifting History DVD features a lecture by James Tabor on this subject: http://store.bib-arch.org/Sifting-History/productinfo/9HLS7/ • • • • • • • Qumran LatrinesChris and others. The inhabitants of Qumran used the area just NW of the camp for several hundred years. Subsequent soil tests of that area and other control areas revealed ancient feces deposits in high levels. You can find a summary on my Blog: jamestabor.com/blog or see Joe Zias, James Tabor, and Stephanie Harter-Laiheugue, is a journal article ” Toilets at Qumran, the Essenes, and the Scrolls, New Anthropological Data and Old Theory” in Revue de Qumran 22:4 (2006): 631-640. • • • • • • • matching details don't lieSimcha and Tabor recall the account of Josephus and the latrines and eating habits of the Essenes on the night of the Sabbath. They find matching circumstances at Qumran. What honestly are the odds of such an exact match? I saw Simcha's 2 hour show on the Exodus as well and I think he does great work and finds many good points because he searches for the truth without prejudice. Some find that too hard to do. But good results only come from proper motivation and method. Simcha scores! • • • • • • • Pointless ShowToilets? Seriously? Any tour group, bedouin, or IDF soldier could have arranged those stones into a semi-rectangular shape. There are a lot of reasons to connect the Essenes with the scrolls, but this is not one of them. This is utter foolishness. • • • • • • • Thanks, but no thanksWhat? Wasn't Simcha the same guy who, along with Cameron, produced a "documentary" that "proved statistically" they found Jesus' (and Joseph's, James' and Mariamne's) ossuary? I don't think so. The guy has a credibility gap. -Theo • • • • • • • |
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