Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Shrine of the Book

Inside the white dome you can see real sections of the Dead Sea
Scrolls. The rare Isaiah scroll was on display when I visited. It's
the only scroll they found complete, in its entirety.

There are all sorts of symbols involved in the architecture. The
white dome is shaped like the lid of the jars that the scrolls were
found in. The dome is constantly being bathed in water, symbolizing
purity, and the rebirth of the Israeli people. The white dome and the
opposing black monolith together represent good and evil.

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