The exhibition Scrolls From the Dead Sea: The Ancient Library of Qumran and Modern Scholarship brings before the American people a selection from the scrolls which have been the subject of intense public interest. Over the years questions have been raised about the scrolls' authenticity, about the people who hid them away during the period in which they lived, about the secrets the scrolls might reveal, and about the intentions of the scrolls' custodians in restricting access. The Library's exhibition describes the historical context of the scrolls and the Qumran community from whence they may have originated; it also relates the story of their discovery 2,000 years later. In addition, the exhibition encourages a better understanding of the challenges and complexities connected with scroll research.

Exhibition Overview - Credits - Bibliography - Glossary

Introduction
- The World of the Scrolls
- The Dead Sea Region
- The Psalms Scroll
- Artifacts from the Qumran Site
The Qumran Community
- The Late Second Temple Period
- The Qumran Community
- Scrolls: Phylactery, Community Rule, Calendrical Document, and Torah Precepts Scrolls
The Qumran Library
- The Qumran Library
- Scrolls: Enoch, Hosea, Prayer For King Jonathan, Leviticus, and Sabbath Sacrifice Scrolls
- Artifacts from the Qumran Site
Two Thousand Years Later
- Later Judaism & Christianity & the Dead Sea Scrolls
- Scrolls: Damascus Document and War Rule Scrolls
Conclusion