We spent an entire day at the Israel Musuem. This building is the Shrine of the Book, where the Dead Sea Scrolls are displayed. The scrolls were discovered in 1947 and date to the Second Temple Period. They were used by a sect of Judaism at Qumran, the Essenes, between 200 BC and 70 AD. The Aleppo Codex is also on display and is considered the most authoritative text of the Hebrew Bible in existence. The Museum had a special exhibition on Herod the Great, who built the Temple in Jerusalem at the time of Jesus. The artifacts are so impressive and help us understand Second Temple Judaism.
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