A Torah Scroll is an ancient scroll is part of humankind history that goes to Moses times. It is the holy scroll for Judaism. It is a long scroll containing the Five Books of Moses hand written in original Hebrew. It is kept in an Ark and regularly read during synagogues to offer prayers and blessings to the needy.
The scroll was found in the 1970's by archaeologists in Ein Gedi, a Jewish community that was burned down during the 600 CE. Archaeologists thought that the scroll is already damaged and of no use. But now, it survives and researchers announce that they finally uncovered the mystery of the scroll.
According to the Huffington Post, researchers from the University of Kentucky, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the Israel Antiquities Authority published a report on Sept. 21 the contents of the evasive scroll. And how they do it? They use the process known as "virtual unwrapping".
The report states that "virtual unwrapping" is a process wherein the scroll underwent x-ray scanning, 3D texturing and virtual flattening. It is also stated that researchers identify that the scroll contains text from the book of Leviticus.
ExtremeTech also reports that the "virtual unwrapping" gives researchers a clear and readable text. It further clarifies that it is the old version of two chapters of Leviticus. The translated text was also compared to the Masoretic text, the medieval version of the Hebrew Bible. It added that it does not alter what the Bible already proclaims, well in truth it confirms many more others.
What did researchers found out? What is the result of their findings? Watch the video on the "virtual unwrapping" process use by researchers to read the Tora scroll below.
