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The Dead Sea Scrolls changed our understanding of the Bible. Could some of them be even older than we thought?

Sonja Anderson, 2025. Smithsonian Magazine.

News report of 5 June 2025 on the Enoch study, quoting Christopher Rollston (via Science) on the limits of AI-based dating.

MYS0D484EH05GKB · mystery · click to copyMDead Sea Scrolls: dating, scribes and provenanceWeb pageChecked against the original0

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Source for the published caution from a palaeographer.

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Anderson, S. (2025). The Dead Sea Scrolls changed our understanding of the Bible. Could some of them be even older than we thought?. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-dead-sea-scrolls-changed-our-understanding-of-the-bible-could-some-of-them-be-even-older-than-we-thought-180986746/
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