The Museum of the Bible removes five of its Dead Sea Scrolls from view after researchers prove they’re fake

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By Eileen Kinsella

Museum of The Bible, courtesy of SmithGroup JJR Architect.

Some of the Museum of the Bible’s most valuable objects—five fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls—have been deemed fakes following a German analytics company’s forensic examination. The artifacts will be taken off display from the private Washington, DC, museum, which was founded by Hobby Lobby president Steve Green. After doubts were raised about the scrolls in April 2017, the museum sent five fragments to the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing in Berlin. The analysis found that the fragments “show characteristics inconsistent with ancient origin and therefore will no longer be displayed at the museum,” according to CNN.com. [More]