Traders of the Lost Scrolls

Name: Traders of the Lost Scrolls
Released: 1997-10-31
Rating: 6

1997

Trailer

Jim Charlesworth, director of Princeton University's Dead Sea Scrolls Project believes that a large number of scrolls have yet to come to light. The programme is about his quest to track them down, an undertaking not without risks. The cliffs of Qumran still attract scroll hunters with non-academic motives - the scrolls are much sought after by private collectors and the shady figures of the black market who supply them.

Release Date

1997-10-31

Status

Released

Original Title

Traders of the Lost Scrolls

Runtime

48 min

Original Language

EN

Production Companies

BBC, CTVC

Overview

Jim Charlesworth, director of Princeton University's Dead Sea Scrolls Project believes that a large number of scrolls have yet to come to light. The programme is about his quest to track them down, an undertaking not without risks. The cliffs of Qumran still attract scroll hunters with non-academic motives - the scrolls are much sought after by private collectors and the shady figures of the black market who supply them.

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