[First version: 11 August 2016] [Organized According to the Protestant Old Testament Canon] This list builds upon Eibert Tigchelaar’s authoritative list, “A Provisional List of Unprovenanced, Twenty-First Century, Dead Sea Scrolls-like Fragments” (version 1.0; April 16, 2016; version 2; September 18, 2016), but is organized differently. Statistical observations NB! Only the fragments that have been… Read More A List of Unprovenanced, Post-2002 Dead Sea Scrolls-like Fragments

By Årstein Justnes[first version was published 19 August 2016] 2003Exhibition CatalogueBiondi, Lee. From the Dead Sea Scrolls to the Forbidden Book: A History of the Bible. Dallas.[“Genesis Commentary”/“Genesis Midrash” = Words from Genesis 22, no DSS F.–number; “Isaiah 26:19–21” = Isa 26:19–27:1, no DSS F.–number] 2004Exhibition CatalogueBiondi, Lee. The Dead Sea Scrolls to the Bible in America:… Read More A Lightly Annotated Chronological Bibliography of the Post-2002 Dead Sea Scrolls-like Fragments

1999 Gross, Netty C. “The Mystery of the Angel Scroll: Find of the Century or Elaborate Hoax?” The Jerusalem Report, 11 October [prepublished online earlier? 26 Sept?]: 40–44. Reeves, Phil. “Missing Dead Sea Scroll ‘Is Found at Last’.” The Independent, 26 September. Laub, Karin. “Scroll Said Resembles Sea Scrolls.” Washington Post, 27 September. Pfann, Stephen.… Read More The Angel Scroll: A Fragmentary Chronological Bibliography

[First version: 17 August, 2017] No. Content Designations Asking price Purchase price Dealer/seller ➤ Collector/buyer 1 Gen 13:1–3 2003: $250,000 for 4 frgs: Gen 13:1–3; “Genesis 22”; Isa 24:16–17; Isa 26:19–27:1 (William Kando) 2 Words from Genesis 22 dss01 “Genesis Midrash” 2003: $250,000 for 4 frgs: Gen 13:1–3; “Genesis 22”; Isa 24:16–17; Isa 26:19–27:1 (William… Read More The Post-2002 DSS-like Fragments: A Price List

Monday, 22 February 2021, 13:00 – 18:00 CET An open one-day workshop gathering Dead Sea Scrolls experts and scholars in analytical and scientific imaging methods.  The workshop is organized as part of The Lying Pen of Scribes – Manuscript Forgeries, Digital Imaging, and Critical Provenance Research (RCN FRIPRO Toppforsk 2019-2024 (https://lyingpen.uia.no/about/). Considering the impact of… Read More Workshop on Scientific Imaging of the Dead Sea Scrolls

By Årstein Justnes [first version: 2 October 2018] 2007 Yardeni, Ada and Binyamin Elizur. “A First-Century BCE Prophetic Text Written on a Stone: First Publication [Hebrew].” Cathedra 123: 155–66. Knohl, Israel. “In Three Days, You Shall Live.” Ha’aretz, 19 April. Knohl, Israel. “Studies in the Gabriel Revelation [Hebrew].” Tarbiz 76: 303–28. Justnes, Årstein. “Verdens første forskerseminar om… Read More The Gabriel Stone: A Chronological Bibliography

By Årstein Justnes Christian Brady, “New Genesis Text from the Judaean Desert,” Targuman, 17 July 2007: → “Today James Charlesworth presented an image of a fragment (in two parts) that he acquired on 25 October 2006. He said it had been in Zurich since the 50’s and reportedly came from Kando.” → “AMSC14 dates it… Read More The Flexible Provenance of the Museum of the Bible Genesis “Dead Sea Scrolls” Fragment (Gen 31:23–25[?]; 32:3–6, DSS F.191): Three Snapshots

Updated Programme [University of Agder, A7-001] 8:45–9:00 Fruit, coffee, and tea   9:00–9:15 Prof. Årstein Justnes, University of Agder Introduction and welcome   Session I, chair: Prof. Tor Vegge, University of Agder 9:15–10:15 Prof. Michael Langlois, University of Strasbourg “At the Beginning: Early Issues of Authenticity, Provenance and Acquisition of the Scrolls”   10:15-10:30 Short… Read More Conference, 13th of March, 2020 NB! Cancelled #Corona

  Date Room Lectures  22 February [9:00–9:45] A7 001 Dr. Hilda Deborah, NTNU: “The Dead Sea Scrolls, Digital Imaging, and Artificial Intelligence” 9 March [13:00–14:00] A7 001 Prof. Stephen A Reed, University of Jamestown: “Dead Sea Texts as Artifacts—Back to the Fragments”