Unfolding the Secrets of the Copper Scroll of Qumran

Secrets of the Copper Scroll of QumranRobert Feather  – Qumran lies close to the Dead Sea at its north western end, some 40 km east of Jerusalem.

Here, in an incredibly dry and sun bleached area there is, strangely enough, no need for zinc oxide protective blocker, or life guards.

Lying some 1200 feet below sea level at the lowest point on earth, the damaging rays of the sun are screened out by the extra layer of atmosphere, and the concentration of salts in the Dead Sea is so high that anyone falling in immediately pops to the surface and cannot sink. Continue reading