The Dead Sea Scrolls are coming to Google!
Google is going to digitize the Dead Sea Scrolls so all us common people can stare at the documents trying to decipher them for ourselves!
New York Times story here.
Jerusalem Chronicle story here.
(HT)
Near Emmaus
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October 19, 2010 at 3:02 pm
BIOLA has an exact replica of the book of Isaiah from the Dead Sea Scrolls, if I’m not mistaken. They have it in the Chapel, I saw it when I attended the Fred Sanders seminar.
October 19, 2010 at 3:10 pm
But now you can just find it online! BIOLA wasted there money.
October 19, 2010 at 3:12 pm
Are you going off topic by talking about wasting money
October 19, 2010 at 3:16 pm
I didn’t do a very good job, huh? Let me see if I can quote a theologian no one else reads using terminology no one else understands….
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October 19, 2010 at 3:19 pm
Yeah, that would be good. We should do a post like that one day, make it like 1000 words with incoherent paragraphs, and just go on, and on, and on. April Fools would be a good day. I dare you!
October 19, 2010 at 3:21 pm
That could be a really good idea! Like Anselm says….
October 19, 2010 at 3:37 pm
I was talking to my son about this chat we have been having and he reminded me about the movie “Billy Madison”. Remember when he was giving his long speech in class and everyone was into it? Then the principle comments:
Principal: Mr. Madison, what you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
Billy Madison: Okay, a simple “wrong” would’ve done just fine.
October 19, 2010 at 3:43 pm
Here is the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bImBBTaPDY
Ok, I have officially gone way off track on this post, where is the moderator!
October 20, 2010 at 4:20 am
The king of incoherent theological babbling was this guy. It’s a shame he doesn’t blog or comment on people’s blogs anymore.
October 20, 2010 at 7:16 am
Robert: That is exactly how I want to respond sometimes! I think if someone starts rambling on our blog all I will say in response is “I award you no points”!
Nick: I couldn’t find a destination for that link.
October 20, 2010 at 8:21 am
That’s weird. Somehow my WordPress address got attached to it. Here’s the proper URL: http://pseudotheologia.blogspot.com/
October 20, 2010 at 8:22 am
That’s even weirder. Now it’s your WP address attached to the initial link. The first time I clicked it it led to my blog. Now it leads to a page that cannot be found on yours!
October 20, 2010 at 12:40 pm
WP is misbehaving!
October 21, 2010 at 7:12 am
Google has also digitized many OT and NT commentaries (good ones!!).
October 21, 2010 at 7:14 am
Scott: Yeah, but they’re limited previews, not entire books.
October 21, 2010 at 7:30 am
Nick -
Thanks for deflating my bubble. I re-read the other guys articles that I linked to and realise that now. Well, I can only suppose that one day it might all be available. No?
October 21, 2010 at 9:12 am
Scott: Maybe in 100 years when they’re out of copyright.