Article: Oldest Torah Scroll Discovered

At the BookShelf

The link below is to an article reporting on the discovery of the oldest known copy of the Torah.

For more visit:
http://ehrmanblog.org/exciting-discovery-of-a-hebrew-bible-scroll/

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Today in History: 11 May 868

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The World’s Oldest Book

The link below is to an article about the Diamond Sutra, the world’s oldest surviving book, which was printed on the 11 May, 868.

For more, visit:
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/05/11/the-diamond-sutra-the-worlds-oldest-copyleft-book/

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