1500-year-old Torah scroll deciphered

45 years ago a burnt remnant of a Torah scroll was discovered in a ruined synagogue in Ein Gedi (near the Dead Sea). Carbon dating places the scroll as from the 5th century CE. Latest CT-scan technology has identified the contents of the scroll as from the book of Leviticus (Vayikra).

http://www.timesofisrael.com/1500-year-old-scrap-of-bible-found-near-dead-sea-deciphered/

http://www.livescience.com/51610-burned-hebrew-scroll-deciphered.html

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