New fragments of a Dead Sea Scroll have been discovered during an exhaustive survey of every nook, hole and cranny in the Judean Desert, the Israel Antiquities Authority revealed on Tuesday. It is the first new scroll to have been discovered in about 60 years.
Written mainly in Greek, the newly unveiled scroll contains portions of the book of the 12 minor prophets, including Zechariah and Nahum, the IAA said.
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The fragments found included bits of the books of Zechariah and Nahum.
It is likely that the new discovery is a missing part of a Minor Prophets scroll discovered in 1952, which includes Micah’s prophecy about the End of Days and the rise of a ruler out of Bethlehem.
Israel Discovers New 2,000-Year-Old Dead Sea Scroll for First Time in Past 60 Years
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Israel finds new Dead Sea Scroll, first such discovery in 60 years
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