Dead Sea Scrolls

Or Dead Sea Fragments as Joy likes to call them. Whichever you prefer, our church went to the NC Museum of History today to see them.

I did a little research before we went so that I wouldn't be completely ignorant about what I was viewing. I really had very little expectation of what they would be or what we would see. (A very rare thing for me). I must say that I completely enjoyed the entire exhibit. Being a lover of history didn't hurt, but somehow for me there was more than just looking at historical things. There was a connection with a group of people that loved the same God I do. That lived their lives to honor Him in the best way they new how. The remnants that these people left behind weren't holy or sacred or inerrant but they held a commonality of faith that was amazing. These people knew the same God I do and they responded to His call to preserve ancient writings that would be found some 2000 years later. Truly moving.

I will not soon forget the fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls nor the people that gave their time and energy into leaving them for us to find.