EPISODE · Mar 21, 2021 · 49 MIN
Desert Caves Yield Ancient Faves, or, A Tisket, A Tasket, a 92 Liter Basket
from This Week in the Ancient Near East · host thisweekintheancientneareast
New excavations in caves along the west side of the Dead Sea have revealed fragments of Biblical texts along with astonishing prehistoric remains. They raise the question of how people were getting and out of these caves, hundreds of meters above the Dead Sea, and more importantly, why one of them brought along a basket the size of a minivan. Our panelists offer learned if contrasting opinions. To learn more Bible scroll fragments among dazzling artifacts found in Dead Sea Cave of Horror https://www.timesofisrael.com/bible-scroll-fragments-among-dazzling-artifacts-found-in-dead-sea-cave-of-horror/
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New excavations in caves along the west side of the Dead Sea have revealed fragments of Biblical texts along with astonishing prehistoric remains. They raise the question of how people were getting and out of these caves, hundreds of meters above the Dead Sea, and more importantly, why one of them brought along a basket the size of a minivan. Our panelists offer learned if contrasting opinions. To learn more Bible scroll fragments among dazzling artifacts found in Dead Sea Cave of Horror https://www.timesofisrael.com/bible-scroll-fragments-among-dazzling-artifacts-found-in-dead-sea-cave-of-horror/
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