JBuzz News May 20, 2020: German-Israeli project digitizes the Dead Sea Scrolls

German-Israeli project to bring the Dead Sea Scrolls alive on the screen

Source: Jerusalem Post, 5-20-20

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Sections of the ancient Dead Sea scrolls are seen on display at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem May 14, 2008. (photo credit: BAZ RATNER/REUTERS)
Sections of the ancient Dead Sea scrolls are seen on display at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem May 14, 2008.
(photo credit: BAZ RATNER/REUTERS)
A German-Israeli project aims to bring the digitization of the Dead Sea Scrolls to a new level by June 2021, allowing scholars and the public alike to access and examine the 2,000-years-old materials as never before. Researchers and computer scientists have been working on the Scripta Qumranica Electronica platform for four years…READ MORE
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