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NEW YORK (JTA) -- It was said to be a finding of groundbreaking scholarly and historic significance, comparable in importance to the 19th-century discovery of the Cairo Geniza and rivaling the Dead Sea Scrolls for sheer drama.
Mystery swirls around Judaic manuscripts discovered in Afghanistan | JTA - Jewish & Israel News
Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 3:07 AM EST
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“What is important for us is that these fragments and documents don’t get buried again in some safe of a collector,” said Haggai Ben-Shammai, a professor of Arabic at Hebrew University and the academic director of Israel's National Library. Ben-Shammai said the library was searching for a donor who would acquire the manuscripts on its behalf.
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#1 - Sun Jan 29, 2012 3:10 AM ESTBut those who have seen the documents, and who are familiar with the shadowy trade in Middle Eastern antiquities, say the fantastic tales of an unsuspecting shepherd happening upon documents of incalculable historic value are not to be believed.
"Generally, you have to be very careful of what a Middle Eastern antiquities dealer tells you," said Lenny Wolfe, himself a Middle Eastern antiquities dealer based in Jerusalem. "You're probably safer not believing it."
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#2 - Mon Jan 30, 2012 8:01 AM ESTMy initial reaction is to treat these manuscripts as treasures until proved otherwise.
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