The Dead Sea Scroll Forgeries, part 2

With Christopher Rollston

One of the participants in an academic symposium at the Museum of the Bible, held in conjunction with the release of an investigative report on the museum’s Dead Sea Scroll fragments, was Christopher Rollston. The report, paid for by the museum, found that the fragments were modern forgeries. Rollston, professor of Northwest Semitic languages and literatures at George Washington University, is often called upon to verify the authenticity of ancient inscriptions. In our interview he discusses his desire to see the perpetrator of this fraud brought to justice, and why no one should ever buy antiquities.

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The Dead Sea Scroll Forgeries

With Christopher Rollston

One of the participants in an academic symposium at the Museum of the Bible, held in conjunction with the release of an investigative report on the museum’s Dead Sea Scroll fragments, was Christopher Rollston. The report, paid for by the museum, found that the fragments were modern forgeries. Rollston, professor of Northwest Semitic languages and literatures at George Washington University, is often called upon to verify the authenticity of ancient inscriptions. In our interview he discusses the praiseworthy transparency of the museum on this issue.

tags: Dead Sea Scrolls Museum of the Bible forgeries fragments

Khirbet Summeily, in depth, part 4

With Christopher Rollston

Christopher Rollston is the epigrapher for the Khirbet Summeily excavation and offers his perspective on the 10th century BC bullae that were excavated at Khirbet Summeily during 2014.

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Writing and Literacy in the World of Ancient Israel

With Prof. Christopher Rollston

One of the world’s leading experts on ancient writing in the Middle East, Christopher Rollston joins us to talk about his new book, Writing and Literacy in the World of Ancient Israel, and what it has to say about the Bible and the biblical world.

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More on the Fraudulent Antiquities Trial

With Profs. Steven Ortiz & Christopher Rollston

More scholars discuss the verdict in the Fraudulent Antiquities Trial. On this week’s program we talk with archaeologist Steven Ortiz and epigraphist Christopher Rollston.

tags: Steven Ortiz Oded Golan Robert Deutsch fraudulent antiquities trial Christopher Rollston James Ossuary