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Treasure
Maps Found Among the Dead Sea Scrolls Keep Archaeologists and
Historians in Suspense
 "What would be most dramatic is
if in fact the treasures that are described by the Copper
Scroll—and perhaps revealed more fully in the Key
Scroll—are in fact from the second temple. Finding them would
in fact be the most dramatic archeological discovery of all time."
After a Bedouin shepherd stumbled across a cave containing the Dead Sea
Scrolls in 1947, archaeologists discovered more caves and more scrolls,
including one—called the Copper Scroll—that was
completely unique.
According to a CBN
report, the Copper Scroll describes a hidden cache of gold and silver
buried in more than 60 locations throughout Israel, most likely items
from the Temple. (Photo: CBN News)
"This is a tremendous witness to history. To actually have a list of
treasures from the temple itself from the first century is just
amazing. We have nothing better than the Copper Scroll now for telling
us what was really there," said Stephen Pfann, one of the editors of
the Dead Sea Scrolls.
As far as where the treasures are today, Pfann said: "In my mind, most
if not all of these were actually found by the Romans under the point
of the sword … And we do know that Titus used the booty to build
the Coliseum in Rome...If there's any treasure left, there would have
been small parts that might not have been found that still lie out
there ready for people to find today. We don't know."
But there was apparently another "treasure map" scroll made, not yet
discovered—coined the Key Scroll—and author Joel Rosenberg
has written a best seller novel about it, the theory being that it
would lead to the Ark of the Covenant. Not as far-fetched as some might
think, notes the CBN report, stating that "ancient Jewish writings say
the Ark and other first temple treasures were hidden by priests before
the invasion of the Babylonians," and that their locations were
"inscribed on a tablet of copper."
Rosenberg said, "The Key Scroll has never been found, nobody has any idea where it is."
"What would be most dramatic is if in fact the treasures that are
described by the Copper Scroll—and perhaps revealed more fully in
the Key Scroll— are in fact from the second temple. Finding them
would in fact be the most dramatic archaeological discovery of all
time."
Source: CBN
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