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Join us at Central Library on Monday, Dec. 13 from 3:00 - 4:30 pm, for a presentation by Father Joseph Mindling, on Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Father Joseph Mindling is the chairman of the Department of Sacred Scripture at the Washington Theological Union, and a member of the Capuchin Order of St. Francis. He will speak on the discovery as well as the historical, archeological, religious and literary significance of what are known as the Dead Sea Scrolls, and their association with the ancient Jewish Essene Community at Qumran in the Jordan Valley.
This is a free program, co-sponsored by the Arlington Learning in Retirement Institute.
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History Talk: Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls - Dec. 13
Join us at Central Library on Monday, Dec. 13 from 3:00 - 4:30 pm, for a presentation by Father Joseph Mindling, on Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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Father Joseph Mindling is the chairman of the Department of Sacred Scripture at the Washington Theological Union, and a member of the Capuchin Order of St. Francis. He will speak on the discovery as well as the historical, archeological, religious and literary significance of what are known as the Dead Sea Scrolls, and their association with the ancient Jewish Essene Community at Qumran in the Jordan Valley.
This is a free program, co-sponsored by the Arlington Learning in Retirement Institute.
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