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Dead Sea Scrolls: Books
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On June 1, 1954, Mar Samuel placed an advertisement in the Wall Street Journal offering "The Four Dead Sea Scrolls" for sale. The advertisement was brought to the attention of Yigael Yadin, Professor Sukenik's son, who had just retired as chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces and had reverted to his primary vocation, archeology. With the aid of intermediaries, the four scrolls were purchased from Mar Samuel for $250,000 Thus, the scrolls that had eluded Yadin's father because of the war were now at his disposal. Part of the purchase price was contributed by D. S. Gottesman, a New York philanthropist. His heirs sponsored construction of the Shrine of the Book in Jerusalem's Israel Museum, in which these unique manuscripts are exhibited to the public.
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The book may therefore be read as a popular history of the Church as modified by the revelations of the Dead Sea Scrolls. It is a history... written from the perspective of an Easterner who views Christianity as embodying an expansionist ideology opposed to pluralism. There is something to be said for such a perspective - a perspective not rooted in the Western Biblical tradition.
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[T]he fact that the festival of Purim was a later addition, not mentioned in the Books of Moses, might have caused the Dead Sea Scrolls community to reject the book. Second, the mere fact that the story concerns the marriage of Esther--a Jew--to a Persian king was likely repugnant to the group's conservative sensibilities. Third, the book itself makes no mention of God whatsoever. Finally, the emphasis on retaliation in the final chapters of Esther is contrary to the teachings of the Dead Sea Scrolls.'
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The Shrine of the Book was erected in 1965 for the preservation and exhibition of the Dead Sea Scrolls. As the fragility of the scrolls makes it impossible to display them on a continuous basis, a system of scroll rotation has recently been developed. After a scroll has been exhibited for 3-6 months, it is removed from its showcase and placed temporarily in a special storeroom, where it is given a "rest" from exposure. Scrolls that had been removed from exhibition are replaced by other authentic scroll fragments.
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