Wesley Huff

I had an obligation to actually investigate those things as far as I could.

I had an obligation to actually investigate those things as far as I could.

I had an obligation to actually investigate those things as far as I could.

The Dead Sea Scrolls are the oldest of the Old Testament. So when they were discovered, I mean, so they were discovered in 1946 to 1957. And at that point during their discovery, they pushed back a lot of our previous oldest manuscripts a thousand years, which was a big deal. How old are they? They're anywhere between the 3rd century BC and the 1st century BC.

The Dead Sea Scrolls are the oldest of the Old Testament. So when they were discovered, I mean, so they were discovered in 1946 to 1957. And at that point during their discovery, they pushed back a lot of our previous oldest manuscripts a thousand years, which was a big deal. How old are they? They're anywhere between the 3rd century BC and the 1st century BC.

The Dead Sea Scrolls are the oldest of the Old Testament. So when they were discovered, I mean, so they were discovered in 1946 to 1957. And at that point during their discovery, they pushed back a lot of our previous oldest manuscripts a thousand years, which was a big deal. How old are they? They're anywhere between the 3rd century BC and the 1st century BC.

So it's kind of tricky because the Dead Sea Scrolls are, they're like a library that we refer to. So it's approximately 970 documents, but it's distributed out between 10,000 and 11,000 fragments. Wow. So there's a lot going on there, right? And some of these, I mean, are so fragmentary that you look at them and it's like confetti. Because they're, I mean, 3,000 years old, but not quite that.

So it's kind of tricky because the Dead Sea Scrolls are, they're like a library that we refer to. So it's approximately 970 documents, but it's distributed out between 10,000 and 11,000 fragments. Wow. So there's a lot going on there, right? And some of these, I mean, are so fragmentary that you look at them and it's like confetti. Because they're, I mean, 3,000 years old, but not quite that.

So it's kind of tricky because the Dead Sea Scrolls are, they're like a library that we refer to. So it's approximately 970 documents, but it's distributed out between 10,000 and 11,000 fragments. Wow. So there's a lot going on there, right? And some of these, I mean, are so fragmentary that you look at them and it's like confetti. Because they're, I mean, 3,000 years old, but not quite that.

They're like 2,000 plus years old.

They're like 2,000 plus years old.

They're like 2,000 plus years old.

Well, all sorts of things, animal skins, papyri, and then some of them are actually done on copper. Really? They're like inscribed in copper.

Well, all sorts of things, animal skins, papyri, and then some of them are actually done on copper. Really? They're like inscribed in copper.

Well, all sorts of things, animal skins, papyri, and then some of them are actually done on copper. Really? They're like inscribed in copper.

Yeah, one of the coolest ones. Actually, this relates because I know you're a Marco Allegro guy. The first time I was introduced to Marco Allegro was not his Sacred Mushroom and the Cross stuff, but he published a book on what's called the Copper Scroll because part of the Dead Sea Scroll fragments is this inscribed document on copper, which is an ancient treasure map.

Yeah, one of the coolest ones. Actually, this relates because I know you're a Marco Allegro guy. The first time I was introduced to Marco Allegro was not his Sacred Mushroom and the Cross stuff, but he published a book on what's called the Copper Scroll because part of the Dead Sea Scroll fragments is this inscribed document on copper, which is an ancient treasure map.

Yeah, one of the coolest ones. Actually, this relates because I know you're a Marco Allegro guy. The first time I was introduced to Marco Allegro was not his Sacred Mushroom and the Cross stuff, but he published a book on what's called the Copper Scroll because part of the Dead Sea Scroll fragments is this inscribed document on copper, which is an ancient treasure map.

Yeah. Jamie, pull up the – hey.

Yeah. Jamie, pull up the – hey.