Manuscript · 11QT-a · c. late 1st century BC

Temple Scroll (11QT-a)

Presents an alternative Torah presented as direct divine speech (first person). Rewrites Deuteronomy with detailed Temple construction and purity laws. The longest of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Date

c. late 1st century BC

Language

Hebrew

Material

Parchment

Script

Hebrew

Contents

Laws for a utopian Temple and its worship (67 columns; the longest Dead Sea Scroll at 8.148 m)

Location

Israel Museum, Jerusalem (Shrine of the Book)