tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21346696.post4222674770264332604..comments2023-11-03T05:33:56.202-04:00Comments on On Not Being a Sausage: April DeConick on the Gospel of Judas, "Gospel Truth" in the NY Times, Dec 1, 2007Deirdrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02106311465508277283noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21346696.post-15305374329598076482007-12-03T16:17:00.000-05:002007-12-03T16:17:00.000-05:00Deirdre,Thanks for your response to my comment.My ...Deirdre,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your response to my comment.<BR/><BR/>My understanding is that all of the scholars who have rejected the Qumran-sectarian theory of scroll origins (including the major team of Israeli archaeologists led by Magen and Peleg who published their official finding on Qumran last year) were systematically excluded from participating in the museum's lecture series.<BR/><BR/>In fact, as the article I linked points out, one of the lectures was entitled "Who Wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls?" which is the title of Norman Golb's book. But the lecture was given by a traditional scrolls scholar who who <B>dismissed</B> Golb's theory in the lecture. <BR/><BR/>Since Golb was excluded along with the other opponents of the sectarian theory, the public obviously won't have the opportunity to hear his response to that lecture. This strikes me as manifestly inappropriate, particularly in light of the fact that the museum had six million dollars and several years to prepare for this exhibit.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16059587770466161796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21346696.post-76741274957290435732007-12-03T07:18:00.000-05:002007-12-03T07:18:00.000-05:00Robert,Thanks for the link to the piece "Did Chris...Robert,<BR/>Thanks for the link to the piece "Did Christian Agenda lead to biased DSS exhibit in San Diego?" and the point about monopolies in general.<BR/><BR/>I was recently in San Diego for the SBL/AAR meeting although I did not go to the scrolls exhibit at the Natural History Museum. However, I understand that events including lectures and discussions were held in conjunction with that exhibit representing a cross-section of scholarly views about the DSS and questions of origin. I'll check on this with those who were there but I would be surprised to learn that there were egregious examples of bias in the presentations associated with the exhibit.Deirdrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02106311465508277283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21346696.post-26140421279824669192007-12-03T01:49:00.000-05:002007-12-03T01:49:00.000-05:00I also read DeConick's article yesterday in the Ne...I also read DeConick's article yesterday in the New York Times. I was particularly interested in what she said about the Dead Sea Scrolls:<BR/><BR/>"The situation reminds me of the deadlock that held scholarship back on the Dead Sea Scrolls decades ago. When manuscripts are hoarded by a few, it results in <B>errors and monopoly interpretations that are very hard to overturn even after they are proved wrong</B>."<BR/><BR/>From what I understand, the consequences of the Scrolls monopoly are indeed still continuing today, in a misleading exhibit taking place in a "natural history" museum in San Diego. See this article for details:<BR/><BR/>http://www.nowpublic.com/culture/did-christian-agenda-lead-biased-dead-sea-scrolls-exhibit-san-diego<BR/><BR/>Thus, I would suggest that an important question confronting us today is whether so-called liberal Christian scholars -- by which I mean scholars of Christian faith who, like April DeConick, proceed in accordance with fundamental scientific principles rather than any religious agenda -- will part company with their Evangelical-minded colleagues and frankly condemn what is going on with the Dead Sea Scrolls in one museum exhibit after another.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16059587770466161796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21346696.post-38014956709510491102007-12-02T19:24:00.000-05:002007-12-02T19:24:00.000-05:00I read this piece in the NYTimes. I'm glad to see...I read this piece in the NYTimes. I'm glad to see your take on it.Rev Dr Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11607665272056430039noreply@blogger.com