The scrolls are available in the Israel Museum’s online collections just a year after the project started. Developed in partnership with Google the website allows users to dive into the 2000-year-old documents — literally. The images are 1200 megapixels, which is huge enough to zoom until you can see minuscule cracks in the parchment. Thanks to Google’s technology, the scrolls are also easy to navigate. The images load crazy fast and navigate with a smooth slider. Phrases from the documents even turn up in Google search results that will take you to directly to your favourite passage from the early-Christian era. Rejoice! [The Telegraph]
jeremy
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 11:28 AMTo be clear, this is the Jewish (old-Testament) bible and has little to do with christianity per-se – is is the “library” of a Jewish sect, written from 150 BCE to 70 CE.
KRS1
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 5:41 PMLOL wut?
Steve G
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 7:55 PMJewish Sect yes, but they were known for their commitment to Scripture. Also the dead sea scrolls were very influential in shaping the translation of a lot of the Christian Bible – albeit only the “pre-Jesus” bits.
Thanks for reporting, Gizmodo!
Steve G
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 7:59 PMOk,