Nine Dubious “Dead Sea Scrolls” Fragments from the Twenty-First Century

Davis, Kipp; Rabin, Ira; Feldman, Ines; Krutzsch, Myriam; Rimon, Hasia; Justnes, Årstein; Elgvin, Torleif; Langlois, Michael

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“…For a list of the post-2002 fragments, see Tigchelaar 2017. There is a growing consensus that most of the post-2002 fragments are modern forgeries, including the eight Aramaic fragments (see, e.g., Davis 2017; Davis et al . 2017; Justnes and Elgvin 2018; Elgvin and Langlois 2019; Justnes 2019; Gimse 2020; cf.…”

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A History of Research on the Aramaic Dead Sea Scrolls

Jones

2023

Currents in Biblical Research

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The Aramaic Dead Sea Scrolls have attracted increasing scholarly attention since their official publication was completed in 2009. These manuscripts, representing about thirty distinct compositions, attest to the existence of a previously unknown Jewish Aramaic scribal culture that flourished in the early Hellenistic period (ca. late fourth to mid-second centuries BCE). The Aramaic Scrolls thus have the potential to illuminate an otherwise poorly understood period of Jewish history. In this article, I discuss the various scholarly approaches to their language, literary content, and social location, with a special emphasis on trends in the secondary literature since the late 2000s. This article will also provide interested students and scholars with an overview of the major themes and concerns found throughout the Aramaic Scrolls.

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A History of Research on the Aramaic Dead Sea Scrolls

Jones

2023

Currents in Biblical Research

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“…Possible exceptions are a few unidentified fragments and scraps (see section two of the article). In the last seven years, several scientific investigations of the authenticity of these fragments have been made (see, for example, Davis et al, 2017 andArt Fraud Insights, 2020). So far, no post-2002 fragment has been authenticated.…”

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A Database of Post-2002 Dead Sea Scrolls-like Fragments

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Justnes,

Deborah

2024

Journal of Open Humanities Data

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Since 2002, over 100 "new" Dead Sea Scrolls fragments have appeared on the antiquities market. They are commonly described as "post-2002 Dead Sea Scrolls-like fragments". In this article, we present a comprehensive dataset of these fragments, significantly expanding upon Eibert J. C. Tigchelaar's landmark article "A Provisional List of Unprovenanced, Twenty-First Century, Dead Sea Scrolls-like Fragments" from 2017. Even though the fragments are now commonly believed to be modern forgeries, they continue to impact Dead Sea Scrolls research and market-leading Bible study applications like Accordance and Logos. Our open-access database provides a systematic, accessible, and comprehensive repository for the post-2002 fragments and associated data enabling researchers to streamline research efforts and foster collaboration.

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“…This kind of multidisciplinary approach and collaboration has been rightly deemed as the way forward in a recent study on the authenticity of fragments of Dead Sea Scrolls recently emerged from the antiquities market:This study seeks to implement a multidisciplinary approach of investigation using empirical methods alongside historical interpretative methodologies, intuitions and aesthetic evaluation, which may allow for credible multi-contextual reasoning. (Davis et al 2017: 196)…”

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“…This study seeks to implement a multidisciplinary approach of investigation using empirical methods alongside historical interpretative methodologies, intuitions and aesthetic evaluation, which may allow for credible multi-contextual reasoning. (Davis et al 2017: 196)…”

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Dating Early Christian Papyri: Old and New Methods – Introduction

Mazza

2019

Journal for the Study of the New Testament

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This article provides a methodological introduction to the issues and questions raised in the dossier: How can we attribute a date to ancient papyri when it is not indicated in the text? What methods have been employed so far for dating and how reliable are they? What kind of conscious and unconscious biases underpin the attribution of a date to Christian papyri in particular? Is scientiﬁc analysis a more reliable means than palaeography to establish the age of composition of an ancient text? After discussing some research performed on papyri from the Rylands collection, bearing early Christian texts, the author addresses some of the strengths and pitfalls of any of the methods currently available, ranging from palaeography to radiocarbon dating and Raman spectroscopy. In conclusion, it is argued that more clarity and transparency are needed in the way motivations for attributing a date to a fragment are provided in academic publications and that only a multidisciplinary approach can partially overcome the problems at stake.

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Nine Dubious “Dead Sea Scrolls” Fragments from the Twenty-First Century

Abstract: In 2002 new “Dead Sea Scrolls” fragments began to appear on the antiquities market, most of them through the Kando family. In this article we will present evidence that nine of these Dead Sea Scrolls-like fragments are modern forgeries.

Cited by 8 publications

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A History of Research on the Aramaic Dead Sea Scrolls

A History of Research on the Aramaic Dead Sea Scrolls

A Database of Post-2002 Dead Sea Scrolls-like Fragments

Dating Early Christian Papyri: Old and New Methods – Introduction

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