Dead Sea scroll detectives / directed, produced and written by Peter Yost ; a NOVA production by Pangloss Films for WGBH Boston.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Yost, Peter, film director, screenwriter, film producer.

Sanders, Jay O., 1953- narrator.

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dead Sea scrolls.

Dead Sea scrolls--Relation to the Old Testament.

Qumran community.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Historical films.

Science films.

Video recordings for hard of hearing people.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Arlington, VA : PBS, [2020]

Language Note:

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired; open-captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

System Details:

DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation; stereo.

digital optical stereo

NTSC

video file DVD video region 1

Summary:

They are one of the greatest archaeological finds of all time. First discovered in a cave by a Bedouin shepherd boy in 1947, these fragile parchment relics were written around the time of Christ two millennia ago and included the oldest known versions of the Hebrew Bible. They not only reveal that early Judaism was far richer and more varied than previously thought but also hold vital clues to the birth of Christianity. Now, scientists are using new technologies to read the unreadable, solve mysteries that have endured for millennia, and even discover million-dollar fakes.

Participant:

Narratd by Jay O. Sanders.

Notes:

Title from title screens.

Originally broadcast as an episode of the television program Nova in 2019.

Stated duration of film on container is approximately 60 min.

ISBN:

9781531709181

1531709184

OCLC:

1129259933

Publisher Number:

841887040938

NV61820 PBS