Friday, September 30, 2016

Computers Decipher Burnt Scroll Dated to 1st or 2nd century A.D.

It is quite amazing how God has enabled us to use technology in the realm of capturing data from old (and even burned) scrolls. The Ein Gedi Scroll has been digitally scanned (while still in its rolled up and burned state) and deciphered to be early chapters from Leviticus.

Reported at National Geographic: Scientists have formally announced their reconstruction of the Ein Gedi Scroll, the most ancient Hebrew scroll since the Dead Sea Scrolls.

The short (2:13) video below shows the amazing process of scanning and deciphering the writing on the Ein Gedi Scroll:

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