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This is Marty Carpenter of the Salt Lake Chamber with your Utah Business Report.
This November, Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times is coming to Salt Lake City at The Leonardo. This exhibition presents one of the most comprehensive collection of ancient artifacts from Israel ever organized, including 20 scrolls, which are displayed 10 at a time. Included are the oldest known copies of the Hebrew Bible.
The artifacts and scrolls in the exhibit combine to provide an intriguing look at one of the most influential periods in history, including the emergence of ancient Israel and the births of Judaism and Christianity in the Holy Land.
This Dead Sea Scrolls collection has already been exhibited in New York, Philadelphia, Cincinnati and most recently Boston.
Governor Herbert considers it a high compliment from Israel that Utah residents and visitors will be one of the few places in the country that will have the privilege of seeing the Dead Sea Scroll exhibition.
For the Utah showing, The Leonardo will also highlight the contributions of scholars and scientists at Brigham Young University that have led to a deeper understanding of the meaning and significance of these precious artifacts.
The exhibit was created by the Israel Antiquities Authority from the collections of the Israel National Treasures, and produced by Discovery Times Square and The Franklin Institute of Philadelphia.
This is Marty Carpenter for KSL News Radio.
