War Rule fragment

This six line fragment that is part of what is called the War Rule scroll has been named by some as the "Pierced Messiah Scroll fragment". The text is a Herodian script of the first half of the first century AD and refers to a Messiah from the branch of David, to a judgement, and to a killing.

The text of line four reads:"and the Prince of the Congregation, the Branch of David, will kill him." An alternate reading reads "and they killed the Prince". It is because of this second reading that it was dubbed the "Pierced Messiah". Perhaps alluding to Isaiah 11:4.

Fragments of the Temple Scroll

Credit: The Israel Museum, Jerusalum

Parts of the Temple Scroll are poorly preserved.

Dead Sea Scrolls

 

An Israel Antiquities Authority, IAA, worker presents fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls, at the IAA offices at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Sept. 26, 2011. Two thousand years after they were written and decades after they were found in desert caves, some of the world-famous Dead Sea Scrolls are available online. (Sebastian Scheiner/AP Photo) 

 

In this undated two picture combo made of photographs released by Israel's Antiquities Authority, fragments of the Dead Sea scrolls before infrared imaging, right, and after, left, are seen. AP Photo/Israel Antiquities Authority