HITHERTO UNKNOWN BOOK FOUND IN JERICHO CAVE
LONDON, August 19 (Rec. 1 p.m.). —Among the Old Testament scrolls .found in a cave near Jericho was a hitherto unknown book, which contained a fascinating account of ancient wars. The American authorities have christened the book “The War of the Children of Darkness and the Children of Light.” The Chief Curator of Antiquities of the Hashimite Kingdom, Mr G. Lankaster Harding, said the book may be an account of an actual war involving an unknown . Jewish sect, perhaps the Essens. The book described the arrangement of the armed forces of the time. It indicated that they were divided into age groups, each with its own banner. A trumpet call ,heralded each separate phase of the battle. Mr Harding said it was now established that some of the scrolls predated by about 1200 years the text on which the present Old Testament was based. The newly-found scrolls bore a close resemblance to the pre-sent-day Scriptures.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 20 August 1949, Page 5
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