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You're listening to Episode 9 of Jimmy Akin's mysterious world,

where we look at mysteries both supernatural and natural, anything that's strange, odd and makes you

wonder, the claims and counterclaims from the perspectives of both faith and reason,

and in this episode we're talking about the Dead Sea Scrolls. Hi, I'm Don Bethanelli,

and joining me today is of course is Jimmy Akin. Hi Jimmy. Howdy Don. So before we get started,

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episodes coming up. And of course, as I mentioned, today's episode is about the Dead Sea Scrolls. Now

some people may not know about them, Jimmy. What are the Dead Sea Scrolls? The Dead Sea Scrolls are

a collection of scrolls, as you would expect, that were found near the Dead Sea. The Dead Sea is a

very salty lake in Israel, Sash, Palestine. It's the lowest point on earth. And so it gets a lot of

runoff from other water sources and that's why it's so salty. It has no outlet. It is so salty

that you can float in it without even swimming. Your body will just float and you'll see pictures of

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