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History has come to town. Again. Last year, King Tut set up majestic shop at the Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale. I toured that exhibit on New Year’s Eve and it was unforgettable. Now the same art museum is hosting a scroll – as in, Dead Sea Scroll. Along with more than 100 other biblical finds excavated in Israel. They’re all on display from now through April 15 in an exhibition called “Cradle of Christianity: Jewish and Christian Treasures from the Holy Land,” which was organized by the Israel Museum.
Fort Lauderdale once more has emerged as the winter home of a major art show, a very exclusive exhibit that will stop at only two other venues in the United States. I haven’t had the chance to see this one yet, but from what I understand, it offers artifacts that should fascinate all audiences, regardless of religious beliefs. This is a walk through history, not a church or temple. Even if the centerpiece is called the Temple Scroll. Those who study such things tell us this is among the most important of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The section of the Temple Scroll that’s in Fort Lauderdale was restored recently and will be shown here for the first time anywhere.
There’s also the burial ossuary of Joseph, the son of Caiaphas the High Priest, who supposedly sent Jesus to his trial and eventual crucifixion. And there is a commemorative inscription with the name Pontius Pilate. Together, the artifacts represent the only known physical evidence of these two important figures from that time. “Cradle of Christianity” focuses on early Jewish life and the birth of Christian belief, showing how the two faiths influenced each other. As the Museum of Art notes, this show offers the chance for residents and visitors of any belief to learn more about a period of history that still affects the world today. And, really, couldn’t most of us use a little more knowledge about the roots of these religions – and a little more understanding? If this exhibition helps to give us that, all I can say is, “Amen.”
Fort Lauderdale once more has emerged as the winter home of a major art show, a very exclusive exhibit that will stop at only two other venues in the United States. I haven’t had the chance to see this one yet, but from what I understand, it offers artifacts that should fascinate all audiences, regardless of religious beliefs. This is a walk through history, not a church or temple. Even if the centerpiece is called the Temple Scroll. Those who study such things tell us this is among the most important of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The section of the Temple Scroll that’s in Fort Lauderdale was restored recently and will be shown here for the first time anywhere.
There’s also the burial ossuary of Joseph, the son of Caiaphas the High Priest, who supposedly sent Jesus to his trial and eventual crucifixion. And there is a commemorative inscription with the name Pontius Pilate. Together, the artifacts represent the only known physical evidence of these two important figures from that time. “Cradle of Christianity” focuses on early Jewish life and the birth of Christian belief, showing how the two faiths influenced each other. As the Museum of Art notes, this show offers the chance for residents and visitors of any belief to learn more about a period of history that still affects the world today. And, really, couldn’t most of us use a little more knowledge about the roots of these religions – and a little more understanding? If this exhibition helps to give us that, all I can say is, “Amen.”
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