Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Google launches Dead Sea Scrolls library

(AP) ? Israeli authorities say they have put 5,000 fragments of the ancient Dead Sea scrolls online in a partnership with Google.

The digital library launched on Tuesday, with important texts like the Book of Deuteronomy, which includes the Ten Commandments, and a portion of the first chapter of the Book of Genesis, dated to the first century B.C.

It is part of a broader attempt by the custodians of the celebrated manuscripts ? who were once criticized for allowing them to be monopolized by small circles of scholars ? to make them broadly available.

Shuka Dorman, director of the Israel Antiquities Authority says: "Now, everyone can touch the stroll on-screen around the globe," says

Last year, Google also partnered with the Israel Museum to put five scrolls online.

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Online: www.deadseascrolls.org.il

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/cae69a7523db45408eeb2b3a98c0c9c5/Article_2012-12-18-Israel-Google/id-b81cdda434004107bffc0b56ed0be5ac

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