Palestine’s Syriac Orthodox community and the Dead Sea scrolls
Author: Sarah Irving
Publisher/Publication: Contemporary Levant
DOI/ISBN: 10.1080/20581831.2021.1881720
This paper examines the role of the Syriac Orthodox community's role in the discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls during the wake of Nakba between 1947 - 1949. The author further exposes the community's contribution to cultural diplomacy in Mandate Palestine.