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Originally Posted by Nage Waza
Textcritic, I thought the published scrolls were just the scrolls Israel has in it's possession? From what I understand the Vatican has even more scrolls that they have apparantly locked up for good.
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This is a myth. There are small fragments still housed in private collections around the world. I am involved with the publication of the Scrolls fragments from the eclectic
Schøyen Manuscript Collection owned by Martin Schøyen in Oslo.
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Originally Posted by Nage Waza
The version of the scrolls we can now freely read are just those that stayed within Israel. This should create some good conspiracies.
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And in the end, and as with virtually ALL conspiracy theories, there is none to be had here. Yes, it is true that the Scrolls in the public domain are "just those that stayed within Israel". However, that is not such a bad thing, since THIS BASICALLY ACCOUNTS FOR 99% OF THE ENTIRE COLLECTION OF MSS DISCOVERED IN THE JUDAEAN DESERT.