Sunday, September 13, 2009

ROBERT R. CARGILL weighs in on the acquisition of five Dead Sea Scroll fragments by Azusa Pacific University. He has a longish blog post, but this is his conclusion:
the acquisition of five dead sea scrolls fragments by azusa pacific university is a momentous occasion. this acquisition removes five fragments of the scrolls from the open market and places azusa pacific firmly on the map as an institution of higher learning committed to the academic study of the bible and the archaeology of the ancient near east. as long as the fragments are cared for, published, and made available to scholars for research and to the public for viewing, i support the acquisition, and would ask my colleagues to do the same.
I agree.

(Via Explorator 12.21.)