The real question is will there be tattoos of the Dead Sea Scrolls
in the exhibit? Also, would that be kosher? Finally, did the
Essenes tattoo themselves? [Bedouin do.]
Finally, an exhibit of the Dead Sea Scrolls is not historical
archaeology [i.e. Modern Period] while an exhibit of tattoos and body
decoration (20th century - ? 19th century) is.
Finally, finally - do you know if there is a tattoo of a Nazi
radio in the exhibit?
NOW I promise to off HISTARCH for at least a week.
Bob Schuyler
P.S. Actually an exhibit of the Dead Sea Scrolls (which of course
I would go to) sounds somewhat boring - some scrolls in glass cases
in a script most of us can not read. At least the Books of Kells,
when it was in NYC at the Met, was quite a work of art.
Off the air.
At 09:17 AM 7/13/2001 +1000, you wrote:
>Seems reasonable to me - After all youth is the new religion and its only us
>old farts who care about what some 2000 year old monks might have thought.
>
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>From: geoff carver [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Friday, 13 July 2001 6:48 AM
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>Subject: NZ museum opts for genital studs over Dead Sea Scrolls (fwd)
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>is this something strictly NZ or would we expect similar results elsewhere?
>
>> >From Ananova:
>>
>> http://www.ananova.com/News/story/sm_349768.html
>>
>> A New Zealand museum has turned down the chance to exhibit one of the
>> world's most important archaeological finds in favour of a tattoo and body
>> piercing show.
>>
>> Auckland Museum said the Dead Sea Scrolls would be of no interest to most
>> members of the public.
>>
>> So instead of 2000-year-old documents, visitors will be treated to
>> photographs of tattoos and genital studs.
>>
>> The museum was offered a rare chance to present the scrolls by the Israel
>> Antiquities Authority, reports The New Zealand Herald.
>>
>> But the museum said it would have needed more than 50,000 visitors to
>cover
>> the cost of fees, transport, security, insurance and marketing.
>>
>> On the other hand, the body art show is expected to attract crowds with
>> pictures of women with butterflies on their breasts, men showing off their
>> groins and bondage gear.
>>
>> The scrolls, discovered in 1947 by Bedouin shepherds in caves around the
>> Dead Sea, are the largest and oldest body of manuscripts relating to the
>> Bible and the time of Jesus.
>
>
>geoff carver
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