Background: The Dead Sea Scrolls consist of several documents from the Old Testament and writings of a sect at Qumran near the Dead Sea widely believed the Essenes. They were accidentally discovered in 1947 by a Bedouin shepherd boy. They are now housed in the Shrine of the Book, part of the Israel Museum.
Dead Sea Scrolls Photos
The Shrine of the Book, Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
Clay jar, Shrine of the Book, Jerusalem.