Shrine of the Book

After viewing the Jerusalem model we entered The Shrine of the Book.  This is a museum that has been dedicated to preserving and displaying the famous Dead Sea Scrolls that were found in 1948.  The museum was built in the shape of a massive clay jar (shaped like the ones the scrolls were found in) sunk into the ground.  Because of the delicate artifacts we were not allowed to take pictures inside but you can Google it to see interior views.  We entered the museum through a recreated “cave” and then come upon this huge display scroll which is housing a complete manuscript of the book of Isaiah which dates back to the time of Christ.  Before this scroll was found our oldest Isaiah scroll was 1000 years newer than this one.  When the scholars put the two scrolls side by side they found no significant differences between the two.  Evidently God has a vested interest in preserving His Holy Word.  That ended day two of our trip.  Time to get back to the hotel and rest up for tomorrow when we visit the Mount of Olives and Bethlehem.