Today I received an e-mail that comes out each week listing the “top ten stories of the week” from the Time Website. I find it is an good way to keep up with what people find most interesting in breaking news each week. I was not at all surprised that the recent story on the Essenes and the Dead Sea Scrolls made it to #1, despite word from the editors that they were not running it in the weekly print edition. See my previous two posts on this blog for background and details. I also received my copy of Time magazine (March 30th issue) and it is the case that the story itself is not reprinted, however, a brief newsblurb highlighting the story does indeed appear on p. 12. There is no question as to the intense and sustained public interest in all things biblical, especially when it comes to archaeology, history, and any new discoveries.

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