because people think it may be a treasure map of their own holdings. Who were the Essenes? The Dead Sea Scrolls are usually thought to have been produced by a group known as the Essenes.

If you're planning on spending several days to a week in Jerusalem, consider taking a day trip to the Dead Sea. Located southeast of Jerusalem, along the Israel-Jordan border, the Dead Sea is the ...

Introduction Half a century has now passed since a bedouin shepherd discovered a long-hidden cache of scrolls in a cave in cliffs above the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea. The details of that ...