The Great Isaiah Scroll: A Visual Introduction

I don't often point people to information on YouTube because when you let anyone say anything about everything you end up with a lot of .  .  .  .  YouTube.

But while preparing an Advent sermon series focused on Isaiah 61, I wanted to spend about 5-10 minutes on the Great Isaiah Scroll unearthed from Qumran.  It is an amazing story with tremendous impact on our understanding and confidence in the texts of the Bible.  Along the way I found two very worthwhile YouTube videos that I am happy to pass along.

Book Minute: The Great Isaiah Scroll

Under lock and key for over 40 years, the Great Isaiah Scroll was stored underground in Jerusalem until being displayed in 2008 for just a few months. 

In 1947, seven scrolls were found in caves at Qumran, the “original” Dead Sea Scrolls. They’re considered one of the greatest “finds” of the modern era, and the 2,000-year-old Great Isaiah Scroll is the most famous. It contains over 25 percent of all the biblical text among the scrolls. Nearly every part of the 66 chapters of Isaiah are intact. Its fragile condition requires it be kept in a temperature-controlled underground fault. 

Produced by the Museum of the Bible, this one minute video is a great introduction to the discovery of the Great Isaiah Scroll.  CLICK HERE or on image.

Is This the Most Complete Version of the Isaiah Scroll in Existence? The Shrine of the Book Museum

This 16-minute video is a tour of the Shrine of the Book Museum in Jerusalem with interview and explanation by Dr Randall Price.  More detail of course, but very understandable and can serve as a first encounter with the fields of archaelogy and biblical studies.  CLICK HERE or on image.

My Previous Blog Post On This: The Isaiah Scroll of Qumran: The Message Is Reliable

CLICK HERE for that post.