AN EXHIBITION in Texas on ancient Judaism:

Dec. 12, ‘The Birth of Christianity: A Jewish Story’ to open at HMNS

(Jewish Herald-Voice)

Through the display of ancient scrolls, objects and artifacts, the story of two of the world’s most influential religions unfolds in “The Birth of Christianity: A Jewish Story,” a new special exhibition opening Dec. 12 at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. The exhibition will continue through April 12, 2009.

“In 2005, The Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition evoked a remarkable response from tens of thousands of museum visitors,” said Joel A. Bartsch, president of the HMNS. “ ‘The Birth of Christianity: A Jewish Story’ continues the journey begun in The Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition and broadens the dialogue – beyond the fascinating Qumran community that created the Scroll – and into the dawn of the Christian era,” said Bartsch. “One particularly moving part of the exhibition includes the oldest known copy of the messianic prophecies from the Book of Isaiah – one of the original Dead Sea Scrolls discovered at Qumran – displayed alongside the oldest known copy of the New Testament Book of Luke, including the earliest known version of the story of Christ’s nativity.”

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There's also a video interview with Prof. Matthias Henze of Rice University.