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In 1947, a Bedouin shepherd was tracking a stray goat near Qumran, an isolated location near the Dead Sea, when he stumbled upon one of the most remarkable archaeological finds of the 20th century.
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This remarkable find consisted of seven ancient Hebrew manuscripts housed in clay vessels and stored inside a cave. These precious documents led scholars to explore other caves in the area —an effort which eventually yielded 800+ documents, now known collectively, as the Dead Sea Scrolls. These discoveries from the late 1940s led to nothing less than a revolution in our understanding of ancient Judaism, early Christianity, and the relationship between the two religious movements.
Presenter: Pr. Gary A. Rendsburg is a professor of biblical studies, Hebrew language, and ancient Judaism at Rutgers University. He holds the rank of Distinguished Professor and serves as the Blanche and Irving Laurie Chair of Jewish History at Rutgers University (2004–present), with positions in the Department of Jewish Studies and the Department of History.
Prior to teaching at Rutgers, Pr. Rendsburg taught for 18 years at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. (1986-2004) and for six years at Canisius College in Buffalo, N.Y. (1980-1986).
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