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\n\nThis remarkable find consisted of seven ancient Hebrew manuscripts housed in c lay vessels and stored inside a cave. These \;precious documents led s cholars to explore other caves in the area &mdash\;an effort which eventua lly yielded 800+ documents\, now known collectively\, as the Dead Sea Scro lls. These discoveries from the late 1940s led to nothing less than a revo lution in our understanding of ancient Judaism\, early Christianity\, and the relationship between the two religious movements.
\nPresenter: P r. Gary A. Rendsburg is a professor of biblical studies\, Hebrew language\ , and ancient Judaism at \;Rutgers University. He holds the rank of Di stinguished Professor and serves as the Blanche and Irving Laurie Chair of Jewish History at Rutgers University (2004&ndash\;present)\, with positio ns in the Department of Jewish Studies and the Department of History.
\ nPrior to teaching at Rutgers\, Pr. Rendsburg taught for 18 years at&nb sp\;Cornell University \;in Ithaca\, N.Y. (1986-2004) and for six year s at \;Canisius College \;in Buffalo\, N.Y. (1980-1986).
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