Friday, August 29, 2008

Catch a Glimpse of the Original Bible

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/08/27/digital.scrolls/index.html

An international team formed in Israel is on the amazing journey of scanning the world's oldest copy of the Old Testament found on the Dead Sea Scrolls. These papyrus scrolls of text were discovered in 1947, so they have undergone large amounts of deterioration leaving them damp and brittle. The team is in the process of digitally posting pictures of each and every page on the Internet.

This story proves to be of huge significance because it describes the beginning of Time! Due to the switch to a digital world, this group, not of archaeologists and linguists but technical wizards, will be able to read through blackened or erased words. This will allow them to digitally enhance the pictures in order for the public to get a better view. This amazing ability is due to the high resolution and detail in today's technology.

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